Comments on: Windows hosts file not working

By: Jones

Jones — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:56:35 +0000

Hi Grand,

Thanks for the suggestion. It worked for me.

Regards.
Jones

By: grand

grand — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:37:23 +0000

In addition to my previous comment:

re-creating the file not worked for me because I have re-created the file on my desktop and copied to its location. But since it is my desktop, “Users” are not added to access security settings.

Nevertheless, we can check file security settings, before trying to re-create it IMHO.

By: grand

grand — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:29:23 +0000

!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another reason is incorrect file access security settings. (maybe because file-recreation, 3rd party programs access etc.)

re-creating hosts file did not solved my problem.

here is another working solution
right clicked hosts file
open “security” tab
make sure that the users/groups “SYSTEM”, “Administrators”, “Users”(read only access) are there; add them if they are not there.

now Windows reads and obeys the hosts file!

(I have tested on xp, I was an administrator but “Users” was not there and windows was not reading the hosts file)

By: Nigel Boulton

Nigel Boulton — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:07:51 +0000

Worked for me too – thanks!

By: Brian DiChiara

Brian DiChiara — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:59:19 +0000

Thanks so much for posting it, it helped me a million!

By: KRS1

KRS1 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:40:57 +0000

Worked for me, many thanks!

By: kps

kps — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:55:49 +0000

This works !!!!!!!!! , just copy paste the hosta file,ctrl+A remove all the content and write wt u want , clear cache if you are using IE ‘Done’

By: Lucio

Lucio — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:49:46 +0000

Yes Sir, thank you very much

By: Keith Carangelo

Keith Carangelo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:32:29 +0000

Holy smokes, this worked great for me. Thank you!