Actually, the Hosts file is one of my pet peeves--- several badly-done

"internet accelerator" tools and ad- and pop-up blockers actively misuse

it. As George found--- despite his heroic troubleshooting efforts---

misuse of the Hosts file can be *extremely* difficult to track down.

I strongly recommend NOT using the Hosts file for any internet-related

purposes; and to avoid using any tools that make use of the Hosts file.

They almost always end up causing more trouble than they solve.

How strongly do I recommend this? Well, we've even called it the "Evil

Hosts File" in the past. <g> Lots more info:

Link to infromation.. Read item #5 on the list..........

Source: Lanagalist.com

Well, the theory sounds interesting ... or something ...

i use it no problems, never, so i aint gonna bother reading theories LOL

it is exactly the thing that they say, "if you don't know what you are doing, better be away from it".

if you know what all entries you have in your HOSTS file it will be a big help or else it dooms u

never the less, nice find tink..

After once locating the host file by using the search function simply rename the file, I renamed it to " host.txt ". Now you can read the file in note pad. If you decide after reading it you want to keep it or just delete a few of the URLs that have been placed there you can rename it again back to just " host " and away you gooooo............

Ever heard of tiny firewall? same thing. Once you master the host file you master the feed w00t