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undisclosed said:
Before I try this, two questions:

1. What will this accommplish;
2. How is it that this could be the problem? (*this behavior is
limited to ONLY the site 'TXU Energy :: Home' (http://www.txu.com).
How can a system level problem affect ONLY one site? --Not
questioning your genius, but questioning my ability to comprehend
it...-- *)
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1. Because the HOSTS file contains IP addresses of sites specifically
prohibited to your computer.
2a. A HOSTS entry of:

127.0.0.1 www.txu.com

will prevent your computer from ever seeing the site.

2b. This is not a "system level problem." It is a system level FEATURE.

It is possible that when you viewed an alternate energy provider's site,
their web page added the entry to your HOSTS file to prevent you from seeing
their competition.

Nah, that's paranoid.
 
Do a file search for 'hosts'.
HeyBub said:
There's only one.

It's found here:
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\HOSTS

See the paragraph "Internet Resource Blocking" at this entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file

Bottom line:
An entry in the HOSTS file containing a specific IP address will prevent
anything from that IP address from being processed by your computer.

You can look at it, or modify its contents, using Notepad or any text
editor.
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Unknown said:
Do a file search for 'hosts'.
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Don't think you can put IP address into HOSTS only site names. It's
basically like an internal DNS. The site's name is converted to 127.0.0.1,
basically the bums rush. Haven't tried it out myself yet but AFAIK the
route command can be used to block(mask) IP address(es).

At a command prompt "route /?"

Not an expert. Don't play one on TV.
 
My error. I must of had blinders on. I saw more than one hosts file but
didn't at the time recognize them.
Apologize.
 
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