I have the same files and no others;
hosts, lmhosts.sam, networks, protocol, services all modified 2006 even though my Vista rig is less than a year old.
I've seen the same files in the corresponding XP folder as well I believe.
Nothing to be concerned about
Mark
In the C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc directory is where I usually go to edit the hosts file but I've recently just paid attention to four other files in the folder: Imhosts.sam, networks, protocol, and services.
Are these files automatically put in place during the Vista OS installation? According to the timestamp, the services file was modified in 2010 but the other files excluding hosts were modified in 2006.
I'm also wondering if these files were added or modified by an application or virus.

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