Zone Alarm Firewall
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Super-Supra
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It's because you have accepted something ZA confirmed. I once confirmed that IE was not allowed to visit the internet. Therefore I couldn't go on the internet so I un-installed it and re-installed it and I didn't make that same mistake.
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Sounds like your HOSTS file to me (C:\WINDOWS\drivers\etc\HOSTS).The HOSTS file is like a phonebook. When you type in a URL, Windows checks your HOSTS file for that address and looks for the IP associated with that website. If it finds that website/IP in your HOSTS file, it loads the website. If it can't find the website in the HOSTS file, it checks a big directory on the internet for the requested website.
You can block websites by adding the website to your HOSTS file and using the IP 127.0.0.1 (which is your own computer). When you try to access the site, it will try to access your computer instead, and since it isn't there, you get a either a 404 or a red X if it's an image.
The HOSTS file is commonly used to block advertising banners and popups.
Open it with Notepad and Delete everything except the first few lines:
You can block websites by adding the website to your HOSTS file and using the IP 127.0.0.1 (which is your own computer). When you try to access the site, it will try to access your computer instead, and since it isn't there, you get a either a 404 or a red X if it's an image.
The HOSTS file is commonly used to block advertising banners and popups.
Open it with Notepad and Delete everything except the first few lines:
Code:
# 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
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Hotmail probably doesn't work because you have cookies turned off. Some sites lose functionality when you turn off cookies because they need them to store information like logon infomation. Turn them back on and see if it works then.
