Start – Run- regedit.exe then hit ENTER
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\ServiceProvider
2.Note the following lines are in hex dwords-
Class = 008( biggrin.gif - indicates that TCP/IP is a name service provider, don't change
• HostsPriority = 1f4 (500) - the HOSTS file
• DnsPriority = 7d0 (2000) - DNS
• LocalPriority = 1f3 (499) - local names cache
• NetbtPriority = 7d1 (2001) - NetBT name-resolution, including WINS
3. Make changes:
• HostsPriority = 006 (6) - the HOSTS file
• DnsPriority = 007 (7) - DNS
• LocalPriority = 005 (5) - local names cache
• NetbtPriority = 008 ( biggrin.gif - NetBT name-resolution, including WINS
4. Reboot the PC