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New Entries in my Host File
Wesley Vogel 123WVogel...@comcast.net microsoft public windowsxp newusers Bob, There is a copy of the original HOSTS file on your XP CD, if you have the CD. All you need to open the HOSTS file is Notepad, unless you want to make changes on the fly. I, personally, see no need for that. ----- I just updated my HOSTS

blocking website
Zap Eagle nos...@nospam.com 24hoursupport helpdesk I forgot to unhide system files and hosts file was there, you were right. Look in: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc for the file HOSTS Open it with notepad see if there is an entry for symantec.com some malware will redirect A/V websites to localhost 127.0.0.1

Is it possible to put a host file in WinME that works?
The latest CWShredder V1.39 does not corrupt the HOSTS file." isn't quite true, at least in the special case of using your HOSTS file for both DNS lookup and for ad/malware blocking. If you have certain "good guy" URLs in the DNS lookup part, CWShredder will, indeed, remove them. It doesn't check to see if the IP's

HOSTS ascii file question...
I have figured a lot of this out, and now I know quite a bit about hosts files (lol). Let me clarify a few things - esp, on the disagreement between a couple of you on whether XP uses the host file - it (meaning IE or whatever browser you have), will only use it if you put some domains in it to block.

hosts file
The hosts file is used for IP name to address resolution. The nbtstat -RR command deals with NETBIOS computer name resolution and normally has nothing to do with hosts file. If you enabled WINS to use DNS and you code the real entries in the hosts file, then hosts file does come into play, but it is much easier to

Another WIFI Issue Involving WMP54G & /etc/hosts
From: "Jeremy Forrest" <kelman...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Using the HOSTS File Date: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 12:00 PM I have the same problem. When I make an entry in my HOSTS file, it is not effective. Say, for instance that I add the IP 10.10.10.1 for www.yahoo.com in my HOSTS file and ping it, it should try

hosts file
bojimbo26...@aol.com microsoft public windowsxp basics On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:13:52 -0700, "Lou" <lou...@toast.net> wrote: Is there anyway one can determine if the hosts file is being bypassed? Today one of my scanners reported 17 spyware cookies, all of which are listed in my hosts file.

Hosts file apparently disabled?
I created another GPO which gives everyone modify permissions to hosts file. This is under security and File System. -- Haroon Malik "Haroon Malik" wrote: HI, It only works if you are a local admin on the machine. How can i make it work. I am doing it as a user logon script. Please help -- Haroon Malik "Haroon

hosts file
Hi, Can you use the HOST file to add another domain name for a know IP address and use that in your browser to navigate to it. Just as an example, if I added Microsoft.com's IP to my host file and gave it another name, such as www.ms.com, should my browser then redirect to microsoft.com as well or wouldn't it work

host file not working
60 IN A 216.240.2.97 ;; Received 232 bytes from 203.62.195.75#53(ns5.dyndns.org) in 428 ms # host hodgins.homeip.net hodgins.homeip.net has address 127.0.0.1 I also have an ad sever, "mserv.zap2it.com", only in my /etc/hosts file, directed to 127.0.0.1 The host command ignores the /etc/hosts file.

Host file question
Aureate would not be the only company that employs the user-preference-specific advertisement techique - those other companies will not be affected by the Aureate registry and HOST editing, but they will be affected by renaming advert.dll The HOST file records visited IP addresses as prompted by the web

I cannot access some pages -E7 and Vista
... schreef karelV <kar...@degroeten.local> het volgende. thx heb deze geplaatst in de map windows etc mvg bergop Om er vervolgens achter te komen dat veel site's niet meer werken, ook legitime :( groetjes Henk Ja, dat is ook mijn ervaring met deze Hosts-file. Die blokkeert wel heel erg veel sites.

Hosts File
A computer startup script will run in the SYSTEM context and therefore has sufficient privileges to copy a file into the folder. The script can be as simple as the following batch command: copy \\server\share\hosts %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts cheers, Florian -- Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Group Policy.

Bizarre behaviour of DNS and hosts file
Lou lou...@toast.net microsoft public windowsxp basics My file C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts does not seem to be doing its job. For instance: In my hosts file there are two entries. 127.0.0.1 ads.cnn.com and 127.0.0.1 ads.cnn.net When I ran Ad-Aware 2007 this morning there was ads.cnn listed as threats.

hosts file
I'd sooner block the site by name in the HOSTS file. The IP could change for whatever reason meaning your false route wouldn't be effective. Set the record in the local HOSTS file something like... I'm aware of the HOSTS file but unfortunately the destination address doesn't have a dns thus i'm trying to find a way

hosts file
Alan Edwards edwa...@southcom.com.au microsoft public win98 setup Assuming you mean a "Hosts" file... The HOSTS file is used as a local Domain Name System (DNS) equivalent to resolve host names to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. If you have the Win98 Resource kit then look in Appendix F. If not,

Do you use HOSTS file ?
Waar kan ik een standaard hosts file halen en zoja welke. Draai op XP Home en AVG virus scanner. mvg Bergop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file onder kopje "custom hosts files". Die van Mike gebruik ik altijd, maar die is al even niet meer bijgehouden. -- eejee elektropost*at*planet*dot*nl.

Hosts file problem
Reboot windows and start in SAFE MODE (F8 key on keyboard before windows starting), delete file winlogon.exe in directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup 3. Clear your 'hosts' file. How to edit your hosts file: locate it first, either by browsing to the directory (as shown above) or

Changing location of Hosts file
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP franksaund...@mvps.org microsoft public windows inetexplorer ie6 browser "Joe Hayden" <polarbea...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:7b29c709.0305261153.7e6a3248@posting.google.com I am having trouble with IE6 not recognizing the hosts file. If I make entries in the hosts file,

What exactly does a "hosts" file do for you?
Something appears to have happened to my Hosts file. The Hosts file icon in Windows Explorer has changed to the Windows Media Player icon. When I click on it , the Windows Media Player comes up followed by the Error window. Open Windows Explorer, go to View menu>Folder Options. Click on Filetypes tab.