DNS client event errors

[Jason Sullivan]

Hello Everyone,

I'm have a problem on my newer computer that I would like to know if anyone could give me hand trying to figure out.. Now this is not an error that is preventing the computer from working. But I get an error in the Event viewer constantly. Just makes me think that there is something wrong.

Error is as follows:

Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Client
Date: 9/12/2012 3:17:47 AM
Event ID: 1012
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: NETWORK SERVICE
Computer: Jay-PC
Description:
There was an error while attempting to read the local hosts file.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Client" Guid="{1C95126E-7EEA-49A9-A3FE-A378B03DDB4D}" />
<EventID>1012</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-09-12T07:17:47.827236600Z" />
<EventRecordID>43436</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="1724" ThreadID="2152" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Jay-PC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-20" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="ErrorCode">3221225485</Data>
<Data Name="Location">0</Data>
<Data Name="Context">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>


Like I said earlier, If anyone can give me a hand with this I would greatly appreciate it. Also Im sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong Forum Topic. Wasn't sure what sub topic I was supposed to put it under..

Thanks

 

[DelJo63]

Easiest approach is to delete the host file
\windows\system32\drivers\etc contains hosts

you need ADMIN privileges
First stop the client by getting a cmd prompt and enter net stop "dns client" (exactly as shown)
now cd to \windows\system32\drivers\etc

• del hosts

then recreate it using echo "" >hosts
(that is two consecutive double-quotes without anything between)

now you should clear the event viewer log containing the error and follow up with
net start "dns client"

 

[DelJo63]

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[tipstir]

Is this desktop or laptop? Windows OS version? When did this problem first start? What has changed prior to this issue?

 

[Jason Sullivan]

Sorry for taking so long to get back. This is a Window's 7 Desktop. Nothing has really changed that I can think of.. This problem has existed ever since I installed windows on my new computer.