Problem With Internet Navigation, Clean Host File

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Certificates - certmgr.msc

Indexing Service - ciadv.msc

Computer Management - compmgmt.msc

Device Manager - devmgmt.msc

Disk Defragmenter - dfrg.msc

Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc

Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc

Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc

Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc

Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Store Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc

Performance - perfmon.msc

Services - services.msc

Windows Management Infrastructure (WMI) - wmimgmt.msc

We have seen a large number of computers coming in with problems navigation on the internet. Also unable to go to Windows update and viurs update sites. Here is a quick fix that also seems to speed navigation up some.

Just for safety create a copy of the file before making changes.

goto

C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\ (Windows XP)

C:\I386 (Windows 2000)

Open the host with notepad.

remove all entries bellow

127.0.0.1 localhost


then save and close