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[1984]

hey guys. where do i find my hostsfiles, and how do i delete them? i was using hostsman and i updated it and now i cant get on my myspace. i tried deleting those entries, but it didnt seem to work. so i got rid of hostsman thinking it would fix things-nadda.

i just want to start from scratch so i can get into my account. any ideas?

[Glenn]

In Windows XP Home, it's c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

[1984]

awesome! now can i just delete all the files in the folder to clear it out?

[JohnDemolition]

no

if there's anything in the hosts file, get rid of it with notepad. the other stuff you leave alone.

personally, i don't touch it. i use Spybot which now has its own entries for the hosts file

[1984]

k, thanks for that.

[Andavari]

If you start reading from this post and on down there's some more info pertaining to Spybot-S&D and the Windows HOSTS file.

[1984]

that clarifies it even more. thanks for that.