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Posted by Amun on 10/19/05 11:50
"Sundio" <me@nwre.com> wrote in message
news:dj3nb9$4cu$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net...
> Greetings,
> Has anyone encountered the problem i am having ?
> I am running windows98se,
> winmx v3.54beta, secondary connection.
> my problem is this, when i start winmx it hangs, trying to connect,it will
> not connect, i don't know what made me check but i discovered that my
> "hosts" file was missing from the windows directory.
> I closed winmx, copied the "hosts" file from a backup to the windows
> directory,
> restarted winmx and bingo almost instant connect, working again !!
>
> However, i shut my pc down last night, restarted it this evening, logged
on
> and tried to run winmx, again it wouldn't connect, i went straight to the
> windows directory and discovered the "hosts" file had "disappeared" again.
> Anyone have any idea what could be making the "hosts" file disappear?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.....
>
> Sundio
>
>
Are you using any of the "pie" patches or other .dll's ?
Are you running any "virus protection" programs ?
You could try re-installing one of the older versions from
http://www,oldversion.com
running 3.1 and patches just a home made hosts file, and no problems at
all.
AMUN
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