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updates - 26 Nov 2003 02:13 GMT

I updated my server running NT4 sp6. NOw when I go to the
update page, it won't let me. It gives me the error
it "cannot display the page." Also when I try to open
hotmail from it, it tells me that it can't find the site,
but it will open up any other mail sites. What did I do
wrong?

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Dave Patrick - 26 Nov 2003 02:19 GMT

Better to ask in one of the IE groups or public.windowsupdate

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> I updated my server running NT4 sp6. NOw when I go to the
> update page, it won't let me. It gives me the error
> it "cannot display the page." Also when I try to open
> hotmail from it, it tells me that it can't find the site,
> but it will open up any other mail sites. What did I do
> wrong?

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Jiri Tuma - 26 Nov 2003 11:02 GMT

Check content of system32/drivers/etc/hosts. file immediately (it is text
file, use notepad to view/edit this file).

This file is used to maintain DNS requests for local servers or servers not
maintained correctly by your DNS servers. It should be used with care,
because if you put wrong record here or if server specified here change IP
address, you will block access by name for specified server for this OS
instance.

There are known trojans that are adding fake DNS translation records to
hosts. file for windows update, windows search and msn pages and also for
some wide used web portals. This will force your web browser to connect fake
site each time you try to visit the original one. If target fake servers are
removed, your connection to these pages will fail.

The minimal correct content of hosts file is following line:
127.0.0.1 localhost

updates <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> p?se v diskusn?m
p??sp?vku:064801c3b3c2$d2baa320$a401280a@phx.gbl...

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