microsoft/internet prob :(

[QlimaxUK]

help my internet explorer, outlook express and MSN wont work
firefox works fine and i think other non-microsoft stuff should work fine

 

[QlimaxUK]

they were working fine before, just some sudden thing im running virus/spyware checks now, but it shouldnt be a firewall issue

 

[QlimaxUK]

# 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

 

[QlimaxUK]

think i see the problem myself im not on a network i connect directly to modem so would my IP address go in place of the 127.0.0.1???

 

[QlimaxUK]

just tryed my IP address and the default gateway in hosts, outlook now works (slowly) but i-explorer still dosnts work, msn makes attept but dosnt connect

 

[QlimaxUK]

done it! was a common problem, in tool/internet options/connection 'tab'/LAN settings the 'auto detect settings' box had unticked itself and the 'use proxy server for LAN' box had ticked itself making my ie unusable works now, but is there a file to go with these settings that i could make read-only or summot?