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05-26-2004, 09:41 PM
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Where's XP's HOSTS file?
Simple enough.... I can't find it in XP. Where is it normally located?
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05-26-2004, 09:44 PM
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I did a search for hosts and found a hosts file in:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc I can only assume that might be it. |
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05-26-2004, 10:43 PM
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Hmmm, thanks, not there tho. I think b/c I have a dual boot w/ 98SE that it may be in a different place.
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05-28-2004, 11:15 PM
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Actually it was there b/c I'm a total doofus and missed it.
I was actually looking for it so that I could add some lines to it to block AIM's ads. If anyone elses hates AIM ads, just add these lines to the bottom of your hosts.sam file: #AIM 127.0.0.1 ar.atwola.com 127.0.0.1 empiremovies.com 127.0.0.1 xlonhcld.xlontech.net 127.0.0.1 VTOT.proxy.aol.com 127.0.0.1 ads.web.aol.com 127.0.0.1 ads.aol.com |
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05-29-2004, 12:06 AM
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I blocking unwanted with hosts is great.
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05-30-2004, 07:23 AM
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No, you don't add those to hosts.sam - you add them to just plain hosts, with no extension.
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05-30-2004, 07:35 AM
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Right. Typo that I didn't feel like correcting. Good to know for others out there. I think I saw a hosts.sam on my 98 partition.
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05-30-2004, 01:25 PM
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Yep, the hosts.sam is inactive, it's just a sample hosts file.
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