Hi everyone,

I can't access google on my notebook.  Google is the only website that doesnt work.  Everything else is fine.  I ran spybot search and destroy and it found nothing.  I run windows live one care and it found nothing.  I was able to get google by typing in the ip address, but it still would not work from that point on.  I tried the following commands that Sykes in chat gave me:

netsh int ip reset c:\reset log.txt

netsh winsock reset

ipconfig /flushdns

ipconfig /flushdns

But they didnt seem to do anything

Can anyone help me?Can you post a copy of the HOSTS file?

You can find it in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc.
Open HOSTS with Notepad and post the contents.after drivers where do i go to find the hosts file?
# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 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
::1             localhost
Hmmmm.....I'm not sure what '::1             localhost' is but I would try this.

Make a copy of the HOSTS file (to back it up) and then delete the last line and save it.

Then see what happens.Thanks, I will try this later tonight.i tried to change the host file but my computer DENIED me access.  I am the owner of the computer and logged in as the administrator but it is not letting me make the change.What is blocking access? Antivirus?
What is the exact message?the message is :

Access to C:\Windows\System 32\drivers\etc\hosts was deniedThe issue occurs due to "Object Tag Vulnerability" in Internet Explorer which is not fixed in the earlier Microsoft IE Cumulative Patch MS03-032

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-032.mspx

Solution:

Please perform the following steps:

1. Please download and install Cumulative Patch MS03-040 for Internet Explorer (828750) from the following weblink:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/828750/default.asp

2. Find your Hosts file. Right-click on it and select Properties; uncheck the box that says "Read Only"; click OK. The Hosts file might be located in any of the following location with respect to the operating system:

On Windows XP it's likely to be at      : C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts.
On  NT or 2000 it's likely to be at     : C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts.
On 98 or ME it's likely to be at                : C:\Windows\hosts.
 
3. Then open Hosts with Notepad, and delete every line which contains a reference to Google, or any other search engine which your are using, or includes the IP number 64.191.95.139, then Save (MAKING sure that Notepad saves it as just Hosts and not Hosts.txt).

4. Restart the system.
5. Now try to use the search engines which will function normally. hi Sykes,

I tried to download and run the patch, but i got the message that the download was not compatible for the version of windows i am running, which is Vista.have you tried the HOST file steps, sometime it may work!