Cannot modify hosts file in windows 7

Even though this is a pain sometimes, I consider it a plus overall. Thai Pepper. TLWiz This person is a verified professional. I do not miss SEP one bit.

James Aug 15, at UTC. This may sound a bit Bush league, but Is it listed as read only? Ben Cullen This person is a verified professional. Emeianoite This person is a verified professional. Brandon wrote: - Log in as admin - Take ownership - Apply "full control" for you - Edit as you wish SEP is preventing him from doing this.

OP should edit his post so yall see that he has fixed issue. Bowen Aug 15, at UTC. Its simple, copy the hosts file to desktop, edit it then copy it back over the original :. Bobbleknocker Aug 15, at UTC. LeMans-Vette This person is a verified professional.

Justinsane This person is a verified professional. Uninstall SEP from the machine. Access file with Notepad, ran as an administrator. Edit and save file.

Install SEP. Bruce This person is a verified professional. Theborgman77 This person is a verified professional. The hosts file, since it serves as a sort of DNS server, works the same way. You can enter an IP address that a domain name should be resolved to. In other words, you could order your computer to load a different IP address than the DNS server would, essentially letting you do a few cool things.

One reason to edit the hosts file is if you want a super basic way to block websites from loading on your computer. Enter an invalid or wrong IP address for the site you want to block, and each time you try accessing it, the hosts file will load the IP address you chose. Depending on what you picked, it might c ompletely block the website. You can use the same technique to make the hosts file block malicious sites. There are even lists of hosts file entries such as this one you can download and import into your hosts file to block hundreds of malicious sites or ads.

Another use for the hosts file is to speed up your web browsing. Tip : Learn how to use alternate DNS servers to get faster internet access. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads.

Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Networking. Sign in to vote. Is there a special way to add a local redirect in the 64 bit version of windows? TIA Shaun. Monday, August 30, PM. Hi Shaun, By default we do not have permissions to modify the hosts file in Windows 7.