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More info?)
If you did a tracert before it came back up, you should be able to pinpoint
the problem (or where it fails).
But anyway, glad to know that everything is back to normal. Great!
--
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"tegco" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:281801c52ef2$11268e70$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> HELLO,
> GUESS WHAT IT CAME BACK ON 5HRS LATER, SO WHAT IT WAS I
> STILL DONT KNOW. Thanks for your advice. Sos about the
> big writing left lock on.
>
> Cheers
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Tegco,
>>
>>Are you getting any error? There are lots of causes to
> this problem,
>>modified HOSTS file etc etc.
>>
>>Here are some tips on what to try on:
>>1. If a spyware/malware has been run on your system, it
> might have modified
>>the HOSTS file. Please do a scan on your system for
> spyware and
>>remove/quarantine everything it finds. Some good anti
> spyware software are
>>ad-aware (www.lavasoft.de) or Spybot Search and destroy
> (google it). If it
>>this doesn't work, please update your anti virus and do
> a system scan too.
>>2. If your HOSTS file is corrupted (or hijacked), you
> will not be able to
>>connect to MS sites (or whatever sites). Please
> follow "Safely Rename the
>>HOST file" under
>
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm and see if this
>>solves the problem.
>>3. MS sitse might be down, or the backbone from UK to MS
> server might be
>>down. Please try again a few hours later. You might want
> to do a tracert and
>>see where is the problem. For more information on
> TRACERT, please read
>>http://www.computerhope.com/tracert.htm
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>--
>>Jabez Gan
>>Give me a chance, Let me help you!
>>http://www.blizhosting.com
>>
>>
>>"Tegco" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:045c01c52ed7$4254fec0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I cant access any Windows sites, Msn Messenger, Windows
>>> update site, etc, etc.
>>>
>>> I live in the Long Eaton area UK.
>>>
>>> It started when I came on this morning.
>>>
>>> Im now on a friends PC to get this far, any advice
> would
>>> be helpfull.
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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