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From: Unknown on 20 Apr 2010 13:06
Put a / after .com and see if that works. (http://www.txu.com/)
<undisclosed> wrote in message
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>
> Before I try this, two questions:
>
> 1. What will this accommplish;
> 2. How is it that this could be the problem? (*this behavior is
> limited to ONLY the site 'TXU Energy :: Home' (http://www.txu.com). How
> can a system level problem affect ONLY one site? --Not questioning
> your genius, but questioning my ability to comprehend it...-- *)
>
>
>
> HeyBub;1768035 Wrote:
>> undisclosed wrote:
>> > Herb, Any resolution on the issue last year? I am experiencing the
>> > same problem. Although, for all the rest of the folks who posted
>> > here, "Unknown" is the only one who correctly understood the problem.
>> > I can use ANY browser, ANY version, WITH or WITHOUT add-ons, all with
>> > the same result. I've cleared cache and cookies. FF/IE8/Chrome
>> > don't work for me. However, two feet away on my desktop, TXU.com
>> > will open in any/all the same browser versions.
>> >
>> > Makes no sense.
>>
>> Rename the HOSTS file to HOSTS.SAV.
>
>
> --
> geoughx


From: Elmo on 20 Apr 2010 14:49
undisclosed wrote:
> Herb, Any resolution on the issue last year? I am experiencing the same
> problem. Although, for all the rest of the folks who posted here,
> "Unknown" is the only one who correctly understood the problem. I can
> use ANY browser, ANY version, WITH or WITHOUT add-ons, all with the same
> result. I've cleared cache and cookies. FF/IE8/Chrome don't work for
> me. However, two feet away on my desktop, TXU.com will open in any/all
> the same browser versions.
>
> Makes no sense.

Try these for no good reason:

1. Open Internet Options, Connections tab, click "Lan Settings" button,
deselect all.

2. Flush DNS

Click Start, Run, type CMD and click the [OK] button. Type each of the
following:

IPConfig /FlushDNS [Press Enter key]
ipconfig /release [Press Enter key]
ipconfig /renew [Press Enter key]
ipconfig /registerdns [Press Enter key]

3. NETSH

Click Start, Run, type CMD and click the [OK] button. Type the following:

netsh winsock reset

Press Enter key

Restart the system

--
Joe =o)
From: HeyBub on 21 Apr 2010 09:11
Unknown wrote:
> What hosts file??

There's only one.

It's found here:
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\HOSTS

See the paragraph "Internet Resource Blocking" at this entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file

Bottom line:
An entry in the HOSTS file containing a specific IP address will prevent
anything from that IP address from being processed by your computer.

You can look at it, or modify its contents, using Notepad or any text
editor.


From: HeyBub on 21 Apr 2010 09:20
undisclosed wrote:
> Before I try this, two questions:
>
> 1. What will this accommplish;
> 2. How is it that this could be the problem? (*this behavior is
> limited to ONLY the site 'TXU Energy :: Home' (http://www.txu.com).
> How can a system level problem affect ONLY one site? --Not
> questioning your genius, but questioning my ability to comprehend
> it...-- *)
>
>

1. Because the HOSTS file contains IP addresses of sites specifically
prohibited to your computer.
2a. A HOSTS entry of:

127.0.0.1 www.txu.com

will prevent your computer from ever seeing the site.

2b. This is not a "system level problem." It is a system level FEATURE.

It is possible that when you viewed an alternate energy provider's site,
their web page added the entry to your HOSTS file to prevent you from seeing
their competition.

Nah, that's paranoid.


From: Unknown on 21 Apr 2010 11:11
Do a file search for 'hosts'.
"HeyBub" <heybub(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Unknown wrote:
>> What hosts file??
>
> There's only one.
>
> It's found here:
> C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\HOSTS
>
> See the paragraph "Internet Resource Blocking" at this entry:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file
>
> Bottom line:
> An entry in the HOSTS file containing a specific IP address will prevent
> anything from that IP address from being processed by your computer.
>
> You can look at it, or modify its contents, using Notepad or any text
> editor.
>


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