8 years on and today you have now met a traveller in need of assistance and you have given that assistance and for that good sir i cannot thank you enough.
out of all the people on youtube doing this..you are the one that did it right and explained it well without those stupid antics and gimmicks. it kept on saving it as a txt file and i couldnt get it NOT to do that. you really showed how it's done AND when you edit it again, after removing the .txt, it saves just fine now! TY
Seriously you saved me from pulling out all my hair due to frustration after reading and seeing tons of other videos and articles!! Thanks a million! :)
exactly i watched every freaking video web text about change host file no one said it will say you cant save it here then you have to do that and replace it !
Helped loads. Other videos don't go in to depth as to how to save your new host file. And just for the record your 'teaching to the dumb' way of explaining this was very affective. Top score for a top video. Thanks buddy!!! I have subscribed:)
Good Video.....the only problem I had was deleting the host file and inserting the new one. But I resolved that issue by doing this process in straight safe mode.
I did install version 6.15. I'd like to know the advantage of using ++. You did mention it and offered an alternate method of updating the Host file. You indicated that users of ++ could skip certain steps. I'd like to know all the particulars. Thanks
When using notepad, you are forced to save the file as a ".txt". You must then change the file type by unhiding the extension under "folder options" and then delete the ".txt" part in the filename. If you use Notepad++, you can skip this as Notepad++ allows you to save the file with no extension.
I am on linux now... However I remember that placing filename to "hosts" with "" shouldn't add .txt. I usually just change permissions to host file. Right click on it and edit users permissions, and allow everything for local user. (I don't see security issue in it, if you have program that may change it, then your computer already compromised.)
what exactly does it mean if I don't have a ETC folder? :( EDIT: nevermind, found it after using the search function when I was in the Drivers folder. could be it was a hidden folder or something.
I like that explanation. In your video you didn't explain it like that. You just said, "Notepad++ will help the editing process." You added 117 lines to the host file. Are all 117 lines needed to keep Acrobat from calling home or are every possible Adobe product covered by those 117 lines? I spent 30 years as a mainframe computer systems programmer. That's why I need the technical explanations. Thanks for your responses.
@teatherm The windows hosts file does not need to be messed with unless you know what you are doing. Out of the box, you don't need to edit the windows hosts file for any reason. The windows hosts file filters your internet. If you don't need to edit it, please don't!
Where did you get your music? I want to download it without your voice in it. it sounds almost like that old 8bit videogame soundtrack I really like it.
Hi i was trying to change hosts file for Video maker FX but couldn't. finally i washed your video its work....... and thank you so mach thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! awesome
Thank you so much!!! :o) Third video I've seen now - and the only one with a working solution! Even the official (!) Microsoft Workaround from support(.)microsoft(.)com/en-us/kb/923947 didn't work for me and my Windows 7 x64 system.
Karthickeyan .M "Do you want to save changes? want to overwrite? you do not have permission, see administrator". there are no users on this PC it always signs in as me. many times it says i must provide admin permission, i click continue, and that other stuff works. not this. i even went to properties, security, gave all access to all persons, still wont let me delete hosts in the notepad AND save.
If it wasn't for your comment I wouldn't have turned mine off. I have Avira too and it kept giving me a pop-up when I tried saving. That should be okay as long as you got it to save.
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8 years on and today you have now met a traveller in need of assistance and you have given that assistance and for that good sir i cannot thank you enough.
5 years later and the same
even though it's 8 years later, you're still a life savior lol
Your tutorial is spot on. No jargon, yet explicit enough for a novice to comprehend. You're awesome!
If this guy was my college teacher i would have passed out in 2016 !! Thanks mate !! Loved it !! Simple and easy help!! God bless you!!
Literally the exact thing I was looking for.
Same here! thanks a million!
out of all the people on youtube doing this..you are the one that did it right and explained it well without those stupid antics and gimmicks. it kept on saving it as a txt file and i couldnt get it NOT to do that. you really showed how it's done AND when you edit it again, after removing the .txt, it saves just fine now! TY
I am 55 but a baby at techie..
So thank you sooooo much for speaking in lingo we understand.
We all have to learn..
Seriously you saved me from pulling out all my hair due to frustration after reading and seeing tons of other videos and articles!! Thanks a million! :)
This dude is good, thorough yet easy to follow and understand
Why would anyone dislike such a perfect tutorial?
Thank you. Very helpful.
Real quick, "Folder Options"
Is now called "File Explorer Options" in Control Panel. Hope that helps.
Thanks for adding this, was just about to ask for help!!
This still works after 7 years thanks bro!
this is what i look for whole hours. thx a lot
Thank you. This was the easiest tutorial to follow on TH-cam. Good job!!!!
You are the greatest man to ever grace the surface of the earth
When I opened my 'hosts' file I didn't see anything?
Thank you so much, no other guide or video bothered explaining the save as text issue :)
listen up kids, this is how you make a tutorial. cover all the minutia without farting around
exactly i watched every freaking video web text about change host file no one said it will say you cant save it here then you have to do that and replace it !
I just did it in safe mode and there was no problem.
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You deserve a Grammy
Love you man, wouldn't be able to install something without knowing this.
Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much! this is probably why I wasn't able to block any website. I was saving as txt and directly to etc.
You are a genius, thank you very much!
legit same
You are super awesome. Perfect description. No I did not see it as a child talk, You did incredible.
thank you so much! the 'txt' file type harrassed me so freakin much!!
Helped loads. Other videos don't go in to depth as to how to save your new host file. And just for the record your 'teaching to the dumb' way of explaining this was very affective. Top score for a top video. Thanks buddy!!! I have subscribed:)
all the others rapid fire through this thank you for simplifying this
"Your computer's gonna explode"
LMAO
Good Video.....the only problem I had was deleting the host file and inserting the new one. But I resolved that issue by doing this process in straight safe mode.
Thanks it had been a minute needed this
awesome! look for this solution for a while...thank you for creating a video that does what it means
Love you, man! You're the best! Cheers!
I did install version 6.15. I'd like to know the advantage of using ++. You did mention it and offered an alternate method of updating the Host file. You indicated that users of ++ could skip certain steps. I'd like to know all the particulars. Thanks
Thank you very much! I had deleted my host file on accident and needed to replace it. Very good Tutorial!
God bless you man now I can use photoshop without having to pay corporations exorbitant fees
YES!!! thank for your very simplistic detailed explanation, love it!
looks like somebody cracked into adobe photoshop ;)
Damn man ! That was some real skill and class from you ! Loveyaa
I am unable to edit the hosts file because it is in "read only" mode. Don't I have to open up this file as an administrator somehow?
U r amazing bro
Your video helped me a lot
Straight to the point...
omg thanks, i watched alot of video couldnt help me, but ur video absolutely easy and works very well
Nice crack of illustrator or photoshop xD
Really?
This is great, thank you! Very easy and straight forward tutorial. I changed my hosts file first go.
nice video !!
Where is your wallpaper from?
When using notepad, you are forced to save the file as a ".txt". You must then change the file type by unhiding the extension under "folder options" and then delete the ".txt" part in the filename.
If you use Notepad++, you can skip this as Notepad++ allows you to save the file with no extension.
You are still awesome in 2020
Dude, you rock!! Thanks a bunch. I was beginning to get very frustrated.
Thank You very much it worked flawlessly
Great Vid thanks for explaining it step by step!!
“Your computer is going to explode but click yes anyways”
😅
I am on linux now... However I remember that placing filename to "hosts" with "" shouldn't add .txt. I usually just change permissions to host file. Right click on it and edit users permissions, and allow everything for local user. (I don't see security issue in it, if you have program that may change it, then your computer already compromised.)
The host file won't go to etc,even after changing txt,...HELP!
THANKYOU YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER I LOVE YOU SO MUCH !
gr8 vdo & well explained. thnx buddy
Exactly what I needed!! Thanks!
Thank you so much, God bless you!
When I access the hosts file in the et folder, it says it is a sample file, and contains no real entries
Nicely done. Thank you for the explanation.
OMG THX DUDE THIS ACCTUALLY WORKS
what exactly does it mean if I don't have a ETC folder? :(
EDIT: nevermind, found it after using the search function when I was in the Drivers folder. could be it was a hidden folder or something.
Nailed, right on it's stupid little head. Easiest/simplest tut I found. Thank you.
I can't delete hosts file in the folder, any help ?
why my host file now got a lock on it? is that just fine?
THANKS so much. helped me with my problems with websites loading HTML/Text only
I like that explanation. In your video you didn't explain it like that. You just said, "Notepad++ will help the editing process."
You added 117 lines to the host file. Are all 117 lines needed to keep Acrobat from calling home or are every possible Adobe product covered by those 117 lines?
I spent 30 years as a mainframe computer systems programmer. That's why I need the technical explanations. Thanks for your responses.
Have you enabled "Show hidden files and folders"?
How does Notepad++ help the editing? Please explain. Thanks!!
Thanks, just what I needed!
can you edit hosts file in microsoft word?
THANK YOU! Finally a useful tutorial!
@teatherm
The windows hosts file does not need to be messed with unless you know what you are doing.
Out of the box, you don't need to edit the windows hosts file for any reason.
The windows hosts file filters your internet. If you don't need to edit it, please don't!
Thank you for this tutorial! Works for me!
It is just preferred over the stock notepad program from Windows. You don't necessarily have to use it.
thx man very helpful even tho its from 2011 it still is very helpful !!
Thank you sooo much dude. It reallly helped me to edit host
i don't even have a hosts file because i don't have a drivers folder in win32 please help
"a warning message should pop up saying your computer's gonna explode but ignore it and hit yes anyways" LMAO
I get this lock sigh besides hosts file after pasting. is it fine
Where did you get your music?
I want to download it without your voice in it. it sounds almost like that old 8bit videogame soundtrack I really like it.
Rolroak I'd like to know the name of the song too if you're so kind to help us with that too :) sry if i misspelled something
HOLY SHIT IT ACTUALLY WORKED.!!!! THANKS
Hi i was trying to change hosts file for Video maker FX but couldn't. finally i washed your video its work....... and thank you so mach thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! awesome
Thank you, your video has been very useful .
Fantastic worked a treat thanks a million
Thank you so much!!! :o)
Third video I've seen now - and the only one with a working solution! Even the official (!) Microsoft Workaround from support(.)microsoft(.)com/en-us/kb/923947 didn't work for me and my Windows 7 x64 system.
it wont let me delete the host file help
Don't delete it, bro, Just replace it.
Karthickeyan .M "Do you want to save changes? want to overwrite? you do not have permission, see administrator".
there are no users on this PC it always signs in as me. many times it says i must provide admin permission, i click continue, and that other stuff works. not this. i even went to properties, security, gave all access to all persons, still wont let me delete hosts in the notepad AND save.
You are the Man, Thank you.
How do I remove post on my desktop
i accidentally deleted this folder!! i need to completely restore what was in it before. could you help me??
how to block something on hosts file??
your adobe software are cracked.. i can tell by reading the ip list..
I try to save it but it still appears as .TXT
Great explanation!
I was able to save it directly after disabling the Avira protection
Is that OK?
If it wasn't for your comment I wouldn't have turned mine off. I have Avira too and it kept giving me a pop-up when I tried saving. That should be okay as long as you got it to save.
really helpful !! such a good video for tutorial and please don't delete this video or your account haha nice job bro !
Thank you so much for your tutorial, you are really good explaining!!!! Cheers.
i am trying to delete 2 entities from adobe but nothing is in my host file plz help some1
This was really helpful, thank you.
Very helpful and detailed, thank you!
Thank you bro . Good explanations 👍
thanks man !! very helpful
My Friend, I hope you know that you are a fu*king genius!!!! You just saved me £1000 Thank you.