Topic: Help with corrupted Host file

[Myco]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone has experience with fixing corrupted host files. I run Windows 2000 Professional and have been using bittornado for bittorrent downloads. Somehow my host files were corrupted after my last session and I can no longer download anything by clicking on a link, bittorrent, or any direct internet connection. The error message I get whenever I try to download from any site is as follows.

"You are not authorized to view this page" and at the bottom of the blank internet page it says,

"HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden
Internet Explorer"

I've tried contacting different websites and they all tell me the same thing, that my host file is corrupt, but they never tell me how to fix it. I can't re-install anything because it won't allow mw to download anything. Is this possible to fix? I hope someone is familiar with this problem.

Thank you anyone who can help.

Myco

[Diggin]

located - C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC for 2k


# 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

that is what mine is

[dklein]

here's a useful utility that lets you view, change and reset to default
http://www.greyknight17.com/spy/HostsFileReader.exe