Modify the hosts file

Ok... i try to enter some value to hosts folder won t let me save.
i have vista X64 home premium and i m the administrator in users
profile.
So far i try:
i go to C:windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
i get
# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host
name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost

i enter my value and i cant save them get the message :
Cannot create the C:........................\hostsfile. Make sure that
the path and file name are correct.

SO i make sure hosts is not read only, that etc is not read only that
driver is not read only.
Try again can t save still.

When i right click in notepad doesn t offer me to Run as administrator
because i m an administrator statue already.

So i m clueless i try to run it with cmd to get to be the ownership of
the file but the few line i wrote didn t worked.
C:users/username/cals C:..............\hosts ( solution that i read on
this forum)
SO if anyone have a answer for me.
thank s in advance
ol


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Had that problem tonight. My workaround -

I open the Hosts file and added my values, then I saved the file to the
documents area as a notepad text file.

then I copied the file to the ...etc/hosts directory and went through all
the permissions saga.

Then I renamed the original hosts file to hostsold (no extension) and
renamed my hosts.txt file to hosts (again you have to go through all the
permissions saga)

This apeared to work. Of course you have to continue giving permission etc
etc etc

Painful but it worked for me.

Pehaps someone else has an easier way of taming Vista.

Although my little workaround worked for me, surely it shouldn't be this
hard......

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"olivierltd" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Ok... i try to enter some value to hosts folder won t let me save.
> i have vista X64 home premium and i m the administrator in users
> profile.
> So far i try:
> i go to C:windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
> i get
> # Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
> #
> # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
> #
> # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
> # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
> # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host
> name.
> # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
> # space.
> #
> # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
> # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
> #
> # For example:
> #
> # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
> # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> ::1 localhost
>
> i enter my value and i cant save them get the message :
> Cannot create the C:........................\hostsfile. Make sure that
> the path and file name are correct.
>
> SO i make sure hosts is not read only, that etc is not read only that
> driver is not read only.
> Try again can t save still.
>
> When i right click in notepad doesn t offer me to Run as administrator
> because i m an administrator statue already.
>
> So i m clueless i try to run it with cmd to get to be the ownership of
> the file but the few line i wrote didn t worked.
> C:users/username/cals C:..............\hosts ( solution that i read on
> this forum)
> SO if anyone have a answer for me.
> thank s in advance
> ol
>
>
> --
> olivierltd

"TaurArian" <> wrote:

>Had that problem tonight. My workaround -
>
>I open the Hosts file and added my values, then I saved the file to the
>documents area as a notepad text file.
>
>then I copied the file to the ...etc/hosts directory and went through all
>the permissions saga.
>
>Then I renamed the original hosts file to hostsold (no extension) and
>renamed my hosts.txt file to hosts (again you have to go through all the
>permissions saga)
>
>This apeared to work. Of course you have to continue giving permission etc
>etc etc
>
>Painful but it worked for me.
>
>Pehaps someone else has an easier way of taming Vista.
>
>Although my little workaround worked for me, surely it shouldn't be this
>hard......

I can edit/rename my hosts file at will as easily as I can edit any
text file in Documents.

I've no idea why all the above hoop-jumping was needed.

UAC??? Mine is disabled.

Richie Hardwick

"Richie Hardwick" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "TaurArian" <> wrote:
>
>>Had that problem tonight. My workaround -
>>
>>I open the Hosts file and added my values, then I saved the file to the
>>documents area as a notepad text file.
>>
>>then I copied the file to the ...etc/hosts directory and went through all
>>the permissions saga.
>>
>>Then I renamed the original hosts file to hostsold (no extension) and
>>renamed my hosts.txt file to hosts (again you have to go through all the
>>permissions saga)
>>
>>This apeared to work. Of course you have to continue giving permission etc
>>etc etc
>>
>>Painful but it worked for me.
>>
>>Pehaps someone else has an easier way of taming Vista.
>>
>>Although my little workaround worked for me, surely it shouldn't be this
>>hard......
>
> I can edit/rename my hosts file at will as easily as I can edit any
> text file in Documents.
>
> I've no idea why all the above hoop-jumping was needed.
>
> UAC??? Mine is disabled.
>
> Richie Hardwick


Using a Hosts File manager works best..

Hostsman.. http://www.abelhadigital.com/


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Richie Hardwick wrote:
> "TaurArian" <> wrote:
>
>> Had that problem tonight. My workaround -
>>
>> I open the Hosts file and added my values, then I saved the file to the
>> documents area as a notepad text file.
>>
>> then I copied the file to the ...etc/hosts directory and went through all
>> the permissions saga.
>>
>> Then I renamed the original hosts file to hostsold (no extension) and
>> renamed my hosts.txt file to hosts (again you have to go through all the
>> permissions saga)
>>
>> This apeared to work. Of course you have to continue giving permission etc
>> etc etc
>>
>> Painful but it worked for me.
>>
>> Pehaps someone else has an easier way of taming Vista.
>>
>> Although my little workaround worked for me, surely it shouldn't be this
>> hard......
>
> I can edit/rename my hosts file at will as easily as I can edit any
> text file in Documents.
>
> I've no idea why all the above hoop-jumping was needed.
>
> UAC??? Mine is disabled.
>
> Richie Hardwick

My Kaspersky AV blocks this. If I disable real time protection, I can
edit the hosts file. Alternately, if I do not disable the real time
protection, the above hoop jumping is required to get the job done.

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- zachd [MSFT]

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/se...35&tag=nl.e101

Open the notepad by right clicking run as administrator, then open your
hosts file from the menu.


"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
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> "Richie Hardwick" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> "TaurArian" <> wrote:
>>
>>>Had that problem tonight. My workaround -
>>>
>>>I open the Hosts file and added my values, then I saved the file to the
>>>documents area as a notepad text file.
>>>
>>>then I copied the file to the ...etc/hosts directory and went through all
>>>the permissions saga.
>>>
>>>Then I renamed the original hosts file to hostsold (no extension) and
>>>renamed my hosts.txt file to hosts (again you have to go through all the
>>>permissions saga)
>>>
>>>This apeared to work. Of course you have to continue giving permission
>>>etc
>>>etc etc
>>>
>>>Painful but it worked for me.
>>>
>>>Pehaps someone else has an easier way of taming Vista.
>>>
>>>Although my little workaround worked for me, surely it shouldn't be this
>>>hard......
>>
>> I can edit/rename my hosts file at will as easily as I can edit any
>> text file in Documents.
>>
>> I've no idea why all the above hoop-jumping was needed.
>>
>> UAC??? Mine is disabled.
>>
>> Richie Hardwick
>
>
> Using a Hosts File manager works best..
>
> Hostsman.. http://www.abelhadigital.com/
>
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> How to construct a good post..
> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
> Mike's Window - My Blog..
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>
>
>
>

Ok i try to right click and ask run as administrator, it doesn t work
because it doesn t show me this option at all, in users profile i m set
as administrator so that s maybe why. Also i set up Norton 2009 recently
could it be the reason why. he protects my folder.


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olivierltd

I try to use lavasoft hosts file manager and it shows it imports the
value in hosts folder but when it s time to save it, it can t do it at
all.


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olivierltd

ok i can rename the folder hosts to whatever but when i open the folde
it doesn t let me save new value in it, So i m still trying t
understand what i should do

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olivierltd

i try the hosts manager hostsman editor, same thing it takes the valu
look like it add them. So i open up the hosts folder and they are no
there. Strange i just don t kno

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