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 * DNS cache How to flush in Windows XP **

The Domain Name System, or DNS, is used to match up user friendly names (of computers, web sites, etc.) with the IP addresses that computers use to find them. This information is obtained from DNS servers, either on your local network or on the Internet. Windows XP caches (saves) responses from the DNS servers on your local hard drive. Sometimes the DNS records change, and if that happens and XP is using the old, saved record, you might not be able to connect.

Then it is useful to clear out the DNS cache and get rid of the saved entries. Here's how:-

That is all there is to it. The saved entries are removed and XP will contact the DNS server to get the new record.
 * 1) Click Start > Run
 * 2) In the Run box, open the command prompt window by typing without the quotes “ cmd “ and pressing the ENTER key
 * 3) At the command prompt, type without the quotes:- “ipconfig /flushdns” (Note: there is a space between "ipconfig" and the slash mark, but no space between the slash and "flushdns")
 * 4) Press ENTER