outlawxgp

MS will say the server is down or I'm offline right after Game Gaurd starts up. So it won't even get to the login screen.
However I am online (can browse and everything) and the server is fine. so neither of these things are true.

I checked my hosts file under the drivers section and opened it with notepad. It did have something under the last line. This:

::1 localhost

I deleted that and tried to save it but since I'm using notepad it wants to save it as a .txt file.

Is there another program I should use to edit "hosts"? or should I just save over the old hosts file as a .txt file?

Is this really whats wrong?

my firewall seems to be fine...but how do you end it entirely? I do know how to disable it, But as you say that might not be enough...

I just got stupid vista to finnaly allow me permissions to my own computer by just shutting down the UAC...

I deleted the line and MS starts up fine...but then as soon as I start entering my Entry ID the whole thing freezes I can't even tab out or Ctrl+Alt+Del...but the text cursor keep blinking away...I had to cut the power on the comp. and restart the whole thing...I was really wondering if you have any idea whats wrong?