The Page Cannot Be Displayed errors

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Recently many sites i view have sections of them are blanked out with the
'Page Cannot Be Displayed' Error messsage. I've tried altering IE6 settings
as advised by my service provider but this hasn't helped. Has anyone any
ideas please?
 
Hi,
Have you downloaded a HOSTS file such as the one at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm ? Did a program such as Webroot
Spysweeper create a HOSTS file? The HOSTS file may be blocking ads or
content coming from servers which usually deliver ads.

To check the HOSTS file in Windows XP...
Make sure that Windows is showing hidden files and is
not hiding file extensions for known file types then check for a HOSTS file
at [C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc] Open the HOSTS file with notepad. If
there are entries you wish to disable, you can put the pound sign (#) in
front an entry to disable it. Then File> Save. Or you can rename the HOSTS
file to HOSTS.OLD to disable it.
In Win 9x, the file will be at [C:\Windows]
In Win 2K, the file will be at [C:\WINNT\System32\Drivers\etc]

Additional info at:
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]
 
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