Website opens on one computer not other

[Magill]

I can access a particular website from my notebook but not my desktop system. Both systems are running the same version of IE6 with, I think, the same settings. I've run the winsock fix utility on the desktop system, but no luck. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
Thanks.

[Vernon Frazee]

Check your desktop's "HOSTS" (no file extension) file for an entry that matches the site you cannot access. If there, delete that line, (and then reboot).

[Magill]

I'll give it a try, thanks.

[Magill]

The only hosts file I can find resides in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc and contains the following:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 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