Cannot display a particular website

[Jonathan Estabillo]

I am using IE6 and it seems like I cannot display this websites everytime I
access them: Google.com and Ask.com.
IE always prompts that this search engine cannot be displayed. I tried other
search engine like Yahoo, MSN, AltaVista and all of those sites worked. Can
anybody help me with this problem?

 

[Hans Le Roy]

Hi Jonathan,

Do a search for a file called HOSTS (no file extension) on your machine.
Open the file in Notepad, and delete the line sthat look like

127.0.0.1 google.com
127.0.0.1 ask.com

Save the file and restart the machine.

Kind regards

Hans Le Roy
MS MVP Win/IE-OE

 

[H Leboeuf]

There's a good possibility that this is being caused by a third-party
program (adware, spyware, parasite).
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm