How Do YOU Create a Windows Host File

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  1. gawong

    gawong Well-Known Member

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    How do you create a host file if you either have none, or the one you have has an "sam" extension.
     
    gawong, Aug 9, 2000
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  2. -doku-

    -doku- Active Member

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    1. Go to \Windows - then File\New\Text Document
    2. Then edit "New text document.txt" by double clicking it.
    3. After that save file and exit...
    4. Then rename file to "hosts" by right clicking it and using Rename command. Simple, right? [​IMG]

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  3. peper-

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    It is evem simplier... [​IMG]
    A file named "hosts.sam" (".sam" stands for sample) must be already created in your Windows directory during windows installation. The only problem - maybe older versions of Windows'95 are not creating such file during installation. (I have Win'98 and no such problem.)
    All you have to do with "hosts.sam" is rename it into "hosts" (by just deleting extension including dot [​IMG]).
    After that operation it is ready to run. [​IMG]
     
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  4. gawong

    gawong Well-Known Member

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    Thank you Gentlemen for your responses. A detailed instruction list was placed on Alex' FH page after generating helpful response to my question. So thanks alot.
     
    gawong, Aug 12, 2000
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