Posted by dumass on 09/25/05 14:28

Am I changing the file named "hosts" or host" as posted above?

Many thanks!
Don M. wrote:
> "Mikael Mortensen" wrote in message news:43355a31$0$9198$edfadb0f@dread15.news.tele.dk...
> >
> > "anthonyberet" wrote in message news:3pkrd9Faq1faU1@individual.net...
> > > Here is the link.
> > >
> > > http://www.winmxworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=419
> > >
> > When I select OS i get this message: "Not able to write to file? Maybe your
> > pressed wrong button".
> >
> ===========
>
> From what I've read, the patch looks for your Windows to be installed in drive C:. To be
> exact, it looks for Hosts to be in one of the following paths:
> Windows XP C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc
> Windows 2K C:\WinNT\System32\Drivers\Etc
> Win 98\ME C:\Windows
>
> If it doesn't find the path above, it gives you an error message.
> HOWEVER, If you have a Hosts file in the expected folder above, the patch replaces it -
> bad, bad, bad.
> If the patch finds the path above and no Hosts exist yet, it creates one. If your Windows
> is in, e.g. G:\Windows and you happen to have a C:\Windows folder, the patch will deposit
> Hosts in the C:\Windows folder, leading you to believe it was installed but then nothing
> happens when you next run WinMX.
>
> Instead of running patch, locate your Hosts file, check properties and remove the
> "Read-only" attribute if ticked, open Hosts in Notepad, then copy and paste the
> redirection lines (i.e. lines that read: GoToIPaddress DomainName) form that site's Hosts
> (or from Vladd's site). Save Hosts and reapply the "Read-only" attribute. If no Hosts
> exists, open Notepad, copy and paste the redirection lines and save it in the respective
> folder according to your Windows version.
>
> As always, scan .zip, .exe. files for virus before running them, even when from trusted
> sites.
>
> HTH
>
>
> Don

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