HTTP Request Status Fails on localhost Drupal 6.13 Solution on Windows and Ubuntu

After installing Drupal 6.13+ on your localhost, you may experience Http Request Status Fails at the status report page. He is a workaround for Windows and Ubuntu
 
Windows 7

1) go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and open hosts with a text editor. You will see the following lines at the bottom of the file

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
#    127.0.0.1       localhost
#    ::1             localhost

2) Uncomment 127.0.0.1       localhost line by take # at the front outso it becomes

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
    127.0.0.1       localhost
#    ::1             localhost

3) Save the file and restart your Apache server

Windows Vista

The steps are like the Windows 7's above but you need to comment 127.0.0.1       localhost instead of uncomment.

Ubuntu 10.4

1) Edit /etc/hosts by typing the following command sudo nano /etc/hosts at your home folder and input your root password you will see the following lines in the middle

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback

2) Comment the line ::1     localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback so it will become

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
# ::1     localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback

3) Restart your Apache web server