Have run into an odd situation. Have a computer that I cleaned off some viruses already. But now, when I try to go to some websites, like Microsoft update or antivirus, I still can't bring up the pages. If I ping update.microsoft.com, I get a return of 127.0.0.1. I checked NSLookup and the PC seems to be using the DNS settings from the DHCP server (192.168.0.1). I checked the HOSTS file and it's empty. (Also checked the LMHOSTS file, just for giggles.) I tried reinstalling Service Pack 3, but still same problem. Anyone know where else the problem may lie or what the solution may be? Thanks. Assume that I already did an Internet search.

Have you also checked the Internet Explorer add-ons. Some viruses will install as an add-on for Internet Explorer.

post the results of a route print review all settings in network properties especially dns listings Guantanamo bay is a National Disgrace! End it NOW!

I looked for Internet Explorer Add-Ons and deleted or disabled any suspicious looking ones (a couple game looking ones), so only verified ones from Microsoft, Sun, or Adobe should be loaded. But, the problem is not just in Internet Explorer. In the command prompt window itself without IE open, pinging update.microsoft.com returns 127.0.0.1. I did a tracert to update.microsoft.com and it just returns 1 hop coming back to the host name itself at 127.0.0.1- doesn't even try to go out the gateway. Assume that I already did an Internet search.

Forgot to mention, already tried "netsh winsock reset all" a couple times. Assume that I already did an Internet search.

Internet Explorer is one of the mail parts of Windows. It's not only the Browser as you can think. Anyway, have you also tried the following in a dos box? ipconfig /flushdns arp -d Also what's about the route print in a dos box, as WANDERER mentioned?

I tried ipconfig /flushdns and arp -d. Didn't work, but thanks. Sorry, I thought Wanderer was talking about a tracert, never used the route print before. The router print is as follows, =========================================================================== Interface List 0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface 0x2 ...00 07 e9 cf 08 77 ...... Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Active Routes: Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.15 20 127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.15 192.168.0.15 20 192.168.0.15 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 20 192.168.0.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.15 192.168.0.15 20 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.0.15 192.168.0.15 20 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.15 192.168.0.15 1 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 =========================================================================== Persistent Routes: None What I'm also trying to do in the meantime is slipstream XP service pack 3 into the CD files so I can try doing a sfc /scannow to see if it can maybe restore any replaced system files. Assume that I already did an Internet search.