Vista Ultimate x64 hosts file

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Hi all,
I am looking for path of hosts file in vista x64...

I found solution to get for 32bit apps to see the 64-bit tree,search now find hosts file and i see it and can edit it. But before these solution i was unable to find hosts file.

Solution is taken from here:
Monochrome Blog - Updating your hosts file in Vista 64-bit
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Where is this file hidden and how to find it :).
If i run Notepad as administrator and try to browse that c\windows\sysnative directory i found noting :).
But TotalCommander find it and i can edit it and add that what i need. It just was weird :).
 

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c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc. You have to be logged in as the administrator to edit it. This prevents others from writing to it.
 

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    16GB DDR667
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SCSIraidGURU said:
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc. You have to be logged in as the administrator to edit it. This prevents others from writing to it.
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Well i am loged in as user(administrator) only one on the system. But i dont see any etc directory or hosts file overther...
Again are you shure its also for x64 of Vista.
 

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It could be a hidden file. I will check the path tonight and repost, if different.
 

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  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
You cannot see the hosts file thru the Sysnative folder unless you're using a 32-bit application. This is why it sometimes appears hidden.
 

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While we are on the subject, I would like to mention some software that I have found to be very valuable. It's called "HostsMan" and can be found here: abelhadigital.com

It will allow you to block a lot of the nasty advertising and malware sites out there. You can update it from 3 different content providers and it will delete duplicate entries in your hosts file.

For those who don`t know, the computer looks at the hosts file first for an internet address before looking it up on the internet. (dumbed down a bit for ya). HostsMan will point the computer to itself when looking up addresses for advertising sites or malware sites. So when you are loading up a web page the computer sees itself when being pointed to malware sites. You will get a message in the web page that the information has been blocked. No more advertisements or going to malware sites by mistake!!

Woo!
And it`s free too. Gotta love that.

Snarks:cool:
 

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    Dell Precision M4400
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    4 GB
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    250 GB SATA 7200rpm
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