Posted by George Hester on 09/25/05 15:48

"dumass" <elvis334@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1127658527.250726.85750@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> 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
>

It is called hosts in Windows 2000/XP and HOSTS in Windows 95/98/ME

--
George Hester
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