Answer Line: Remove Apps That Don't Uninstall Themselves

By Lincoln Spector, PCW Print Jun 19, 2002 1:00 AM

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Reader Donald Bregman responded to May's "Why Won't That Web Page Open?" tip with another possible fix for recalcitrant Web pages. A file in your Windows folder called 'hosts' (no extension) may have an incorrect IP address for the page. To find out, open Windows Explorer, select your C:\Windows folder, and look in the right pane for a hosts file. If you can't find it in your Windows folder, this isn't your problem. If you do find a hosts file, open it in Notepad and look for a line referring to the page that's giving you trouble. If it's there, enter # at the beginning of the line. Save and exit the file.

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