help with IE error message

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eva

internet explorer was not able to open this internet
site. this site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
please try again

i keep getting this error message & have been for about
8 - 9 months now, it happens on geocities sites & i am
unable to view any of them at all, i do not know how to
fix the problem & have tried a couple of things, can
someone please please help me, i would greatly
appreciatte it a great deal !!!!!!!!!!
 
eva said:
internet explorer was not able to open this internet
site. this site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
please try again

i keep getting this error message & have been for about
8 - 9 months now, it happens on geocities sites & i am
unable to view any of them at all, i do not know how to
fix the problem & have tried a couple of things, can
someone please please help me, i would greatly
appreciatte it a great deal !!!!!!!!!!
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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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