[Pete C.]

Hello to all,
This is my first post. I hope I'm not asking a redundant question, but I couldn't zero in on a similar one searching this particular archive. First, some system specifics: I have a Gateway 500S computer running WindowsXP Home Edition SP2 with IE6 sp2 over a cable connected ISP. The processor is 2.4ghz, 256k RAM, and a 40GB hard drive (NTFS file system). I have McAfee's Internet Security Suite 2005 which includes virus protection, privacy service, spamkiller, and Personal Firewall, all up to date. I run Ad-Aware SE Personal build 1.06r1, and Spybot Search and Destroy 1.4 regularly and both are up to date. WHEW!
My problem is with IE6. Simply stated, certain Web pages display a small red 'x' in a blank box, where, let's say a banner perhaps or a small ad would normally be. Sometimes this is combined with the standard IE6 error messages: "Page cannot be displayed" and/or "Action Cancelled" which would sometimes be contained WITHIN that particular Web page as well. Mind you now, this isn't with EVERY Web page. The ones that bug me the most are Yahoo and MSN. Why these two?...I wish I knew. Another symptom when this occurs manifests itself as follows: In the lower left-hand corner of the browser it might say " 1 item remaining......". In other words, it never really says "Done". This particular symptom occurs with Yahoo wherein the Yahoo logo, so to speak, never appears in its own heading as it should, but rather appears as simple text with a small red "x" in the upper left-corner of that boxed area. Have I totally confused this forum yet???? My apologies for a long-winded problem description. Lastly, let me state that I am currently using the default settings on the Advanced tab of IE6 under Internet Options. Also, I've downloaded Opera as an alternate browser but I seem to run into the same basic situation, with Yahoo and MSN in particular, which I find disturbing and frustrating at best. Can anyone out there help me resolve this annoying problem?
Thanks in advance for any assistance or suggestions.
Pete C.

[dugq]

Have you installed any ad-blocking software, in particular an adblocking hosts files.

You can check you hosts files bt going to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc and opening HOSTS with notepad, the default is

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

Do you have any extra entries beneath this?

[Pete C.]

Thank you for responding so quickly, I do appreciate it.
I opened the Hosts subfolder within folder ETC and yes, I do have additional entries beneath 127.0.0.1 localhost Sixteen pages of them to be exact as I printed it out after opening the Hosts folder with Notepad as you said. For what it may be worth, I am attaching what I printed in hopes of diagnosing this problem once and for all.
Please let me know if the information came through if at all possible and additional instructions if need be. The only ad-blocking mechanism I know of that I have is a basic pop-up blocker that's part of my Google taskbar.

# copyright (c) 1993-1999 microsoft corp.
#
# this is a sample hosts file used by microsoft tcp/ip for windows.
#
# this file contains the mappings of ip addresses to host names. each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. the ip address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# the ip address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# for example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 www.doubleclick.net
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Thanks in advance for any help out there,
Pete C.

[dugq]

In that case all you need do is delete the extra entries and save the file. Or you can download this

http://www.funkytoad.com/download/hoster.zip

which will restore the original file automatically.

[Pete C.]

THANK YOU, dugq !!!!! I can't tell you how pleased I am to have finally squared this annoyance away. I followed your instructions to the letter. The link worked perfectly and I was able to run the executable program to restore the Hosts file. I then tried logging on to Yahoo's website and.....voila'...there it was, loaded completely....logo and all !! I did the same with MSN and there were no problems with that particular webpage either. Thanks so much !!
If the same conditions were to crop up in the future, can the same procedures be utilized again to correct it ?

Thanks again dugq, your assistance is most appreciated !
Pete C.

[dugq]

Glad its solved. If you click on thread tools at the top you can mark it as solved. As for your question, yes you can run that program again if the same thing happen. You can also lock your host file with spybot

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/