specific web page doesn't load

[Nathaniel]

I have a Win98 system with IE6. I have no problem loading
pages except for one that I know of, steelroads.com. I've
been accessing this page for months and now when I try to
open it, I get "page cannot be displayed." I can ping the
address ok, I've run a virus check, and I've checked the
hosts file. I use dial-up so I've also deleted and
reloaded all winsock services. I have no problem
accessing the site from another PC. I've also checked all
my security settings, deleted all temp files, and cleared
my history. I've run out of ideas. Any suggestions would
be greatly appreciated. I need to get to this site for
work.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I have a Win98 system with IE6. I have no problem loading
pages except for one that I know of, steelroads.com. I've
been accessing this page for months and now when I try to
open it, I get "page cannot be displayed." I can ping the
address ok, I've run a virus check, and I've checked the
hosts file. I use dial-up so I've also deleted and
reloaded all winsock services. I have no problem
accessing the site from another PC. I've also checked all
my security settings, deleted all temp files, and cleared
my history. I've run out of ideas. Any suggestions would
be greatly appreciated. I need to get to this site for
work.

Check for a file named HOSTS with no extension (not Hosts.sam). It may be a
hidden file. Open it with Notepad and remove any line referencing the site.
Or, rename HOSTS to OLDHOSTS

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