In news:71A28231-C2C4-4C80-846D-18A021B06151@microsoft.com,
Scott! <Scott!@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> hey,
> When using programs like Msn Messenger, it wont let me sign in.
> When i click on troubleshoot, it says that ' my host file contains
> MSN related entries which may interfere with name resolution, would
> you like windows to clean up your hosts file?' When i click on yes to
> clean it up, all it says 'MSN made several failed attempts to sign
> in.' Could anyone please help me out with this, id really appreciate
> it. thanks!!

Your hosts file should be pretty sparse, in a default config - just
127.0.0.1 ---> localhost.

Using notepad, open %systemroot%\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (no
extension) and see what it contains.