need some help

[hey101]

A few days ago my computer stopped allowing access to several websites that i used to use frequently. I can access these sites on any other computer on the same network. I have disabled all firewall and anti-viruses and even tried uninstalling them. I found that my host file was blocking one website but i fixed that but it still wont access several other sites including my own website i created. I tried 3 different browsers and i even tried ftp to my website and nothing worked. I think something may have happened in the registry but i could easily be wrong. Any suggestions?

[Broni]

Did you try System Restore?

[hey101]

yes i did and it had no effect. i still cant access it

[Broni]

Please, post couple of sites, you can't access, and tell us what happens, when you try.

[hey101]

i also just found out that its blocking one of my loaders to stream game hacks. anyways when i try to access the sites they just come up and say page cannot be displayed. Some of the sites i cant access are:

any site from x10hosting or even the x10hosting site itself.
Microsoft.com
yahoo.com


I know have avast but i know that its not avast as i just installed it and i had this problem before i used avast.

[Broni]

Can you access those sites from Safe Mode with Networking?

[hey101]

i will try it in a minute

update: i tried and it still did not work. any other suggestions?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

have disabled all firewall and anti-viruses and even tried uninstalling them.

You disabled your antivirus? 

Can you post the contents of your HOSTS file here.

[hey101]

yes i disabled my antivirus cus i know how. here is what my host file has in it.

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# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 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

i did find another host file buried deep ion the windows folder and it has this listed at the bottom but i have vista and i cant save anything to my system folders. I would save the file and copy it over from somewhere else but i cant because it says acess denied.

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127.0.0.1       localhost
::1             localhost
i have no idea what that means or what it even blocks. I also found out that my computer is blocking bf2142 and halo2 from connecting to the internet.


also the location of the other hosts file that i found was

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C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-w..nfrastructure-other_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_024e4071fa6fea95

[Broni]

In Windows XP, go Start>Run
In Vista, go Start>StartSearch

Type in:
cmd

In Windows XP, click OK.
In Vista, hit Enter.

Command Prompt window will open.
Type in:
regsvr32 wuapi.dll (<----watch for "space" after "regsvr32")
Hit Enter.

Repeat same regsvr32 command for following files:
wuaueng.dll
wucltui.dll
wups.dll
wuweb.dll
atl.dll
softpub.dll
wintrust.dll
initpki.dll
mssip32.dll
softpub.dll
wintrust.dll
initpki.dll
dssenh.dll
rsaenh.dll
gpkcsp.dll
sccbase.dll
slbcsp.dll
cryptdlg.dll

Restart computer, and try to access web site(s) in question again.

[hey101]

before i do things in cmd what will his do? also what does the regsvr32 command do?

update

i was in need to acces those sites so i went ahead and tried. i got an error saying the file could not load for these:
wucltui.dll
wuweb.dll
alt.dll
initpki.dll
gpkcsp.dll
sccbase.dll
slbcsp.dll

do these files matter or are they the solution to my problem?

[hey101]

another update:
i just restarted my computer and i still cannot access the sites. any other solution or is the files that returned a loading error the problem?

[Broni]

Search your computer for those files, and see, if they're present.

[hey101]

i couldnt find any of them. although when i searched for wuweb.dll i found wuwebv.dll is that what im looking for or no?

[Broni]

In Windows Explorer, go Tools>Folder Options>View tab, and make sure, two highlighted settings looks exactly the same:



Search again.