Re: Page cannot be displayed

Ah, 98se, winme and win98 are *files*, not *directories*? <sigh>

Ok, work through all the advice here:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/16.html

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"Sarah-Lou" <SarahLou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:261F6E4E-6C0D-4FAF-B465-2EA6C3741D87@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The 98se, winme and win98 are the sam files so i assume i ignore them. I
> changed the name of the hosts file in system32 but it hasn't made a
> difference at all. My computer is a hewlett packard which we bought from
> comet with windows xp preinstalled on it.
>
> Sandi Hardmeier - MVP" wrote:
>
>> You can ignore the SAM files and lmhosts. Its probably the one in
>> system32,
>> especially if it doesn't have a file type extension.
>>
>> What is the history of this system? Who built it? What are the contents
>> of
>> the 98se, winme and win98 directories? They are worrying me.
>>
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>> Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
>> http://www.ie-vista.com
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org
>>
>> Inetexplorer has changed - for instructions on how to
>> find old URLs, go here:
>> http://msmvps.com/spywaresucks/archive/2005/05/14/46971.aspx
>>
>>
>> "Sarah-Lou" <SarahLou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1F0160AC-33BC-47FA-8E0D-A94A9AF621CB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I haven't a clue. I jst did a search for the word hosts and lots of
>> >files
>> > came up containing the word. Win98se, winme and win98 were in the
>> > column
>> > headed files folder. The computer I've got came with Windows XP
>> > already
>> > installed on it. Win98se and winme have also both got an imhosts file
>> > and
>> > win98 has an lmhosts file. The date they were last modified was
>> > 05/08/2003.
>> > They are all SAM files. In system32\drivers\etc I've got hosts file,
>> > hosts.msn and imhosts and i've got a hosts file in C:\WINDOWS\I386 and
>> > also
>> > an lmhosts.sa file also in that same folder. Does any of that tell you
>> > anything?
>> >
>> > "Sandi Hardmeier - MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Operating system does make a difference; the most likely culpfit would
>> >> be
>> >> in
>> >> system32/drivers.
>> >>
>> >> Why do you have a win98se, winme and win98 directory?
>> >>
>> >> --
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>> >> Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
>> >> http://www.ie-vista.com
>> >> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org
>> >>
>> >> Inetexplorer has changed - for instructions on how to
>> >> find old URLs, go here:
>> >> http://msmvps.com/spywaresucks/archive/2005/05/14/46971.aspx
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Sarah-Lou" <SarahLou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:0998EA40-3E8B-42E0-BF46-7B80453C969D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Hi! Thanks for replying. I've not tried it yet as i have a few
>> >> > files
>> >> > called
>> >> > Host.
>> >> > They are located in the following folders:
>> >> > Temporary Directory 1 for acsnet.zip\WIN98SE
>> >> > C:\WINDOWS\I386
>> >> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
>> >> > WIN98SE
>> >> > WINME
>> >> > WIN98
>> >> >
>> >> > Am i meant to have this many? I forgot to say I'm on XP. Don't
>> >> > know
>> >> > if
>> >> > that makes a difference.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Sandi Hardmeier - MVP" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Search your computer for a hidden file called HOSTS. Rename that
>> >> >> file
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> HOSTS.OLD. Test.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> __________________________________________
>> >> >> Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
>> >> >> http://www.ie-vista.com
>> >> >> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Inetexplorer has changed - for instructions on how to
>> >> >> find old URLs, go here:
>> >> >> http://msmvps.com/spywaresucks/archive/2005/05/14/46971.aspx
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Sarah-Lou" <SarahLou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:22A7CCDD-6E3D-4FDE-A43F-CE3A369A374C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > Help! Can anyone please help me? I'm trying to access one
>> >> >> > particular
>> >> >> > website. Its www.familysearch.org. I have accessed this website
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > numerous
>> >> >> > occasions both by typing the address in internet explorer and
>> >> >> > also
>> >> >> > through
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > family tree program that gains access for you. Hope that makes
>> >> >> > sense.
>> >> >> > But
>> >> >> > for some reason I now can't access it. I get the above message
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > 'cannot
>> >> >> > find server or dns error.' I have looked through alot of the
>> >> >> > postings
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > people who seem to have a similar problem and tried various bits
>> >> >> > fromwhat
>> >> >> > people have replied but as yet none of them have worked. I've
>> >> >> > tried
>> >> >> > pinging
>> >> >> > the website but it timed out. I've downloaded pagefix to see if
>> >> >> > its
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > dns
>> >> >> > error and apparently its not. I've tried adding it to my
>> >> >> > firewall
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > my
>> >> >> > firewall says website cannot be found. I've deleted my temporary
>> >> >> > internet
>> >> >> > files etc. I've done the flush command. I've downloaded firefox
>> >> >> > and i
>> >> >> > can't
>> >> >> > access the website on that either. I've also just tried lspfix
>> >> >> > but
>> >> >> > nothing
>> >> >> > came up in the remove box. Hope someone can help me as I'm
>> >> >> > really
>> >> >> > stuck.
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > know other people are having no trouble accessing this website so
>> >> >> > its
>> >> >> > got
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > be something i've done but don't know what. I'm not really up on
>> >> >> > how
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > do
>> >> >> > lots of technical things so could do with it being explained very
>> >> >> > simply.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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