I tried the second suggestion first and it didn't help. Then, I tried the
first, and it didn't help either. I do not see that it created any new
hosts file after reboot - should it have done so?

Then I tried the 2nd one again. It worked but, then after I closed the
window out, it did not work the next times(s).

Any idea what is going on?

BTW, does the http:\\ matter? Usually, I just use www. Not that it helps
any, in this case...

Any other suggestions?
Thx
Dean

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> "Dean" <Whooshbopbang4@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:fPudnbTsj_3g5SDeRVn-iQ@adelphia.com...
> Forgive me if this post shows up twice but the first one seems to have
> gone into a black hole, possibly because it included a bmp file
> attachment, which I will not include this time around.
>
> I cannot seem to access www.outback.com from my IE 6.0 (usually I get this
> page cannot be displayed after a long delay), though I can within the
> browser window within AOL, although a sub-link from there still fails
> within AOL, too.
>
> Another computer connected to the same cable modem and router has no
> problems with this.
>
> Any idea why?
>
> My IE 6.0 indicates SP2.
>
> Thanks!
> Dean
>
> Check C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc for a file named HOSTS with no
> extension. (Not Hosts.sam)
> Make sure Windows is set to show hidden files and folders and is NOT set
> to hide extensions for known file types.
> If HOSTS exists, rename it to HOSTS.OLD
> Reboot an try again.
>
> Or, In a Cmd window, enter
> ipconfig /flushdns
> then clear your TIF also, and re-boot.
>
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