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Windows7 will not let me edit the hosts file and save it. What must I do in order to save the edited host file?
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It's a built-in safety feature. There is an easy workaround. ClickStart ->All Programs -> Accessories. Right-clickNotepad, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or clickAllow or Yes.
Open the Hosts file (from the notepad you just opened) , make your changes, and then click File ->Save.
Barbara
You need to either take ownership of the file (Right click the hosts file, Security tab, and give yourself full rights), or open Notepad as Administrator and open, edit and save your hosts file from there. It's designed that way so some rogue malware can't come in and change that.
Thank you SO much! They asked me to block facebook at work, as some of our younger new bartenders find this to be the best way to handle their down time when the bar is not busy lol. I had never had an issue doing stuff to my hosts file on my own computers, and despite having all of the admin info for the work computer, nothing was working.
Turns out it was as simple as this!! Again, thank you kindly! MUCH appreciated!!
I use avast I turned it off and the exact same thing happens.
It appears Windows 7 will not save a file, without a file extension.
You have to go to Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options then click the "View" tab and uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" then you can view the folder where the .txt file is in explorer and rename it to remove the .txt at the end.
Thanks,,
it's working nice.
