>Glad this helped someone! Is you computer using the Vista O/S also.
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>Cecil
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>>Thanks for posting this Cecil. My hosts file has the same ::1 line at the end.

After checking the hosts file and finding the same setting that caused you problems - but not changing them - MSFT Visual Web Developer 2008 Express was able to render ASP.net project webpages without a problem. I am using Vista Business.