updating the hosts file

[Dooma]

I am new to vista so I am using my xp expertise to solve a problem. I setup
a vpn connection and tried to add some ip addresses to the host file under
c:\windows\system 32\drivers\etc\host. The problem is that it did not save
when I tried to save it even though the username has admin rights. Any
suggestions?


Dooma

 

[Jim]

I am new to vista so I am using my xp expertise to solve a problem. I setup
a vpn connection and tried to add some ip addresses to the host file under
c:\windows\system 32\drivers\etc\host. The problem is that it did not save
when I tried to save it even though the username has admin rights. Any
suggestions?


Dooma

Check the permissions. All "admin rights" do in this context is to allow
you
to set the permissions however you like.
Jim

 

[Malke]

I am new to vista so I am using my xp expertise to solve a problem. I
setup a vpn connection and tried to add some ip addresses to the host
file under c:\windows\system 32\drivers\etc\host. The problem is that
it did not save when I tried to save it even though the username has
admin rights. Any suggestions?

Next time post Vista questions in one of the Vista newsgroups (I've
listed some below for you). In Vista, even though your user account may
be called "Administrator", it doesn't have full administrative
privileges. To change the hosts file in Vista, Start Orb>type: notepad
[enter]. When Notepad appears above, right-click and choose "run as
Administrator". Now open your hosts file from within that Notepad and
you'll be able to make changes and save them.

microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_account
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
microsoft.public.windows.vista.security
microsoft.public.windows.powershell


Malke

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

I am new to vista so I am using my xp expertise to solve a problem. I setup
a vpn connection and tried to add some ip addresses to the host file under
c:\windows\system 32\drivers\etc\host. The problem is that it did not save
when I tried to save it even though the username has admin rights. Any
suggestions?


Dooma

Download and run Hostsman. It is the easiest way to manage a HOSTS file..

http://www.abelhadigital.com/

 

[Dooma]

Sorry for the oversight on my end. I thought I was posting the question on a
vista news group.

I am new to vista so I am using my xp expertise to solve a problem. I
setup a vpn connection and tried to add some ip addresses to the host
file under c:\windows\system 32\drivers\etc\host. The problem is that it
did not save when I tried to save it even though the username has admin
rights. Any suggestions?

Next time post Vista questions in one of the Vista newsgroups (I've listed
some below for you). In Vista, even though your user account may be called
"Administrator", it doesn't have full administrative privileges. To change
the hosts file in Vista, Start Orb>type: notepad [enter]. When Notepad
appears above, right-click and choose "run as Administrator". Now open
your hosts file from within that Notepad and you'll be able to make
changes and save them.

microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_account
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
microsoft.public.windows.vista.security
microsoft.public.windows.powershell


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See Malke's reply.

Vista-specific newsgroups include:

microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords
microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_assessment
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
microsoft.public.windows.vista.security

Click on of the following links to open the newsgroup in your default
newsreader:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_assessment
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.security

 

[Jackson]

I am new to vista so I am using my xp expertise to solve a problem. I setup
a vpn connection and tried to add some ip addresses to the host file under
c:\windows\system 32\drivers\etc\host. The problem is that it did not save
when I tried to save it even though the username has admin rights. Any
suggestions?


Dooma

This is probably a "Duh", but did you remove the
'read-only'protection?

 

[Dooma]

Thanks mike. I downloaded hostman and it worked. Thanks everybody.

 

[Dooma]

Thanks mike. I downloaded hostman and it worked. Thanks everybody.