Ted
Fri Oct 14 09:42:05 CDT 2005
tom, do you see where it says 127.0.0.1 localhost ? if i typed in
http://localhost then that should work? is that what you're telling me? i'm
not at my home desktop until tonight, however, i think i already used it and
it didn't. what would that seem to imply?
on another, albeit, related topic.....if i want to type in
http://localhost/northwind and have it work, what needs doing to the hosts
file, if anything?
thanks for all the good advice.
-ted
"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" wrote:
> "Ted" <Ted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:47223AEF-0A6A-4513-B934-27C386CFF52E@microsoft.com...
> > tom,
> >
> > i found or think i found the file you mean and i clipped a few lines from
> > it
> > that i'am pasting below:
> >
> >
> > # This MVPS HOSTS file is a free download from: #
> > #
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/ #
> > # #
> > # Notes: the browser does not read this "#" symbol #
> > # You can create your own notes, after the # symbol #
> > # This *must* be the first line: 127.0.0.1 localhost #
> > # ********************************************************#
> > # ------------------Updated: 05-17-05---------------------#
> > # ********************************************************#
> > # Entries marked with Parasite or Trojan comments should #
> > # be placed in the Internet Explorer Restricted Zone. #
> > #
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm #
> > # #
> > # Entries with other comments are searchable via Google. #
> > # #
> > # Disclaimer: this file is free to use, however it is NOT #
> > # permitted to post on any other site without permission. #
> > # #
> > # This work is licensed under the Creative Commons #
> > # Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. #
> > #
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ #
> > 127.0.0.1 localhost
> > #start of lines added by WinHelp2002
> > # [Misc Add-ons][A - Z]
> > 127.0.0.1 acestats.com
> > 127.0.0.1 www.acestats.com
> > 127.0.0.1 www.activesearch.com #[Adware.ActiveSearch]
> > 127.0.0.1 actualnames.com #[Parasite.ActualNames][Spyware.ActualNames]
> > 127.0.0.1 www.actualnames.com
> > 127.0.0.1 ad-up.com
> > 127.0.0.1 www.ad-up.com
> > ........
> > ........
> >
> >
> > as you can see, the line you suggested be added to it is/was already in
> > it.
> >
> > so why am i not getting things to work as intended. what am i needing to
> > do?
>
> It is? Show me where ... neither localhostnorthwind or www.localhost are
> listed here ...
>
> Why do you have to use those anyway?
http://localhost should be just fine.
>
> --
> Tom Kaminski IIS MVP
>
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>
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>
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