Microsoft KB Archive/221125

Cannot Connect to the MSN Gaming Zone Servers

PSS ID Number: Q221125 Article last modified on 05-07-1999

WINDOWS:

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == MSN Gaming Zone == 

= SYMPTOMS =

You may be unable to connect to servers on the MSN Gaming Zone.

= CAUSE =

This behavior can occur if you have installed an Internet accelerator program on your computer.

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this issue, remove any entries for the MSN Gaming Zone servers from your Hosts file. To do this, follow these steps:

  Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.   In the Named box, type the following line: hosts   In the Look In box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now.   In the list of found files, double-click the Hosts file.   In the “Choose the program you want to use” box, click Notepad.   Click to clear the “Always use this program to open this file” check box, and then click OK. </li>  Delete any entries that contain a reference to www.zone.com or zone.msn.com. For example, an entry may look similar to: 131.107.75.31 www.zone.com </li>  On the File menu, click Exit. When you are prompted to save the changes, click Yes. </li></ol>

= MORE INFORMATION =

Many Internet accelerator programs monitor Web sites you visit and write the Web sites’ corresponding IP addresses into your local Hosts file. The next time you visit one of these Web sites, the Web site can be displayed faster. Web sites are displayed faster because the browser does not need to use a Domain Name Server (DNS) to find the Web site’s IP address.

However, the MSN Gaming Zone IP addresses are subject to change. Since the entry in your Hosts file does not change, it may eventually refer to a server that is no longer in use and you are unable to connect to the MSN Gaming Zone as a result.

The following is a list of some Internet accelerator programs:


 * BlazeWeb
 * EZsurfer98
 * FastNet99
 * Legion - The HOSTS Master
 * MicroSurfer
 * PeakJet
 * TurboExplorer
 * WebEarly
 * WebTurbo

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

For additional information about Hosts files, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q219843 Problems Using Internet Explorer with Incorrect Hosts File

Q143193 Internet Explorer Name Resolution

Additional query words: homegame msgame netfast99

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