Posted by Amun on 10/19/05 18:27

"Sundio" <me@nwre.com> wrote in message
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> "Amun" <spamblocker@bell.net> wrote in message
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> > "Sundio" <me@nwre.com> wrote in message
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> > > 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
> >
> >
> Thanks for the response,
> to answer your questions :,,
>
> 1) i have installed the pie patches as and when they have been released
> My winmx has been working fine until the last two days.
> 2. I last installed the latest update about a week ago, ( not sure when
but
> it has been functioning with no problem)
> 3) cannot use the dll patch, it doesn't work with win98se
> 4) I have nortons internet security and antivirus running but have even
> tried disabling these.
> Tonight i rebooted the pc and the host file was still there(in the windows
> directory), so i don't know why it disappeared as it did, but it did so
> twice and both times i restored the hosts file manually with the same
hosts
> file i had backed up.
> Winmx is logged on right now and there was no problem,
> I suppose it is one of those weird ones,
> Either that or my pc is haunted !!
> hehehee..
>
> Thanks again
> Regards
> Sundio
>
>


No doubt your pc was watching while you posted here and figured it better
quit messing around.
Happens all the time with them sneaky pc's.

Still may have been the virus software, some "protects" your pc against
malicious files being written/modified,
and cancels changes as you shut down, as the hosts file is almost a system
configuration file, it might have got confused.

AMUN

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