How To Change The Windows Host File In Vista

Why does my computer go to different web pages instead of the one I typed in? It could be that a computer virus or spyware changed your hosts file.

BeYourOwnIT walks you through the process of changing your hosts file in Windows Vista. The hosts file is a file in your pc that handles the resolution of website names into IP addresses. Whenever you try to access a website the web browser checks the hosts file first for anything in it, then it switches to the internet. This file allows you to block websites at the domain level (Ex. Facebook.com, Myspace.com, and ESPN.com).

The procedure is relatively simple and the video takes you through how to run an editor as administrator so that you can make changes to files that the security enhancements to Vista or Windows 7 would normally block you from changing.

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