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Originally posted by pure.beauty;
i did all of that adn ran my connection wizard and says theres something wrong with my host file but it wont fix it. what should i do?

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Open your HOSTS file and remove everything you'll see in there (accept the lines which start with "#", as those are simply comments). The only line that should be present is :
  127.0.0.1  localhost

Since the HOSTS file is simply a textfile you can open and edit it using Notepad.

Your local HOSTS file, named "HOSTS.", is found here:
  for Windows XP: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS.
  for Windows 2K: C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS.
  for Win 98/ME: C:\WINDOWS\HOSTS.

As the HOSTS file can be marked as hidden, make sure you've enabled "Show hidden files and folders" and disabled "Hide protected system files". To do so, go to "My Computer" > "Tools" > "Folder Options" > "View" tab.

Or, as an alternative to editing it, you can overwrite it using pre-made HOSTS files, like found here: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm.

PS: don't double post. Use the button instead to edit your previous post...

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Originally posted by lp15
here's a 7.0 msn Messenger download llink : http://www.freedownloads.be/downloaddetail/727

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Please don't link to such 3rd party sites. You never know which version it is, what language it is, if it is tampered with, etc., etc...

To link to previous versions, use the available proper Microsoft Download Center links themselfs:

MSN Messenger 7.5.0306:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F...-aa71-87184a13ac1c

MSN Messenger 7.0.0816:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F...-b261-687e0082feb8

MSN Messenger 6.2.0208:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F...-9f05-1ff3c799bb10

MSN Messenger 5.0.0575 for 95:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F...-b24a-86edffcdba02

MSN Messenger 5.0.0544 for NT4 and 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F...-866b-e206a84f0df8

Windows Messenger 5.1.0680 for XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F...-940f-9157a3b3d774

PS: note that sometimes you'll see these links with the added "&displaylang=en" text. Remove that also if you use those links as you'll never know which language the user wants to download.