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: On the File menu, select Save as , type "hosts" in the File name box as displayed in the following image , and then save the file to the desktop. Tap and hold or right-click the Hosts file, select Rename , and then rename the file as "Hosts. If you are prompted to enter an administrator password, select Continue. To do this, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Search , type Notepad, and then tap the Notepad icon. Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Search , type Notepad, and then click Notepad.
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Search , type run, and then tap the Run icon. Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, select Search , type run, and then select the Run icon. Select the Hosts file, select Rename , and then rename the file as "Hosts. If you are prompted to enter an administrator password, tap or click Continue.
On the File menu, select Save as , type "hosts" in the File name box, and then save the file to the desktop. Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, This change has affected your software updates and security options.
Learn what this means for you and how to stay protected. Microsoft ended support for Windows Server on July 14, Then if everything is working properly you can come back later and clean out unneeded lines. That's all there is to it. It's pretty simple to fix but a hosts file can cause a lot of problems if it is modified by a malicious program. If you're still having problems, or if you're hosts fixes keep coming back then you probably have a larger problem in which case you may want to check out another Tech Help article on Spyware Removal.
How to Check and Fix your hosts file on Windows XP Is your browser automatically being redirected when you try to visit a website? Check your Windows XP host file and clean it out. The Problem You try to visit a website and your internet browser keeps on redirecting to different sites, with popups, and content that aren't even close to the address you typed in. What is a hosts file Without going into any great detail you only need to understand the following: Every computer connected to the internet is not assigned a name, it is assigned a number called an IP address.
Open the Hosts File If you double click the file and it asks which program to open this file with, select Notepad and make sure you leave the 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' box unchecked. Check, Fix and Clean the Windows Hosts file Once you've opened the file you should see a description with some examples at the top of the file and then depending on whether your hosts file has had entries added to it some numbers will be on the bottom.
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This is true, and this is really unbelievable! Miles Wroblewski Miles Wroblewski 11 1 1 bronze badge. Solved here I had the issue when I had IIS installed. There is a separate host file called: hosts. Robert Robert 11 1 1 bronze badge. Don Zoomik Don Zoomik 1, 8 8 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. Have you verified your network is working by pinging the ip addresses instead of the names? Donald Byrd Donald Byrd 5 5 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges.
BR, Mike. Mike Morsnowski Mike Morsnowski 11 2 2 bronze badges. TheBrain TheBrain Thanks Brain, deleted everything in etc. Had tried all the things mentioned before. If you have any IPv6 entries, make sure that any IPv4 entries precede them!
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