Windows 7: Hosts File Editing

I've tried everything I've read on this forum to be able to edit my hosts file. I log on as administrator, I open my editor as administrator, I take ownership of the hosts file, but I still get the error:-

"Save Failed. Please check whether if this file is opened in another program."



What else do I need to do ?

Thanks for any help.

I should add that Apache is not running.

Maybe you can try this. To run Notepad/Notepad ++ as Administrator(Right Click -> Run as Administrator) and select Open File. Browse the hosts file and try to edit and save it then.

False alarm. Problem is with my editor (not notepad). It couldn't see the etc folder under drivers when trying to find and open the hosts file. Searching for hosts, explorer found another in a really obscure folder, and it was this I was trying to edit. Problem solved using notepad. I'll have to find out what's happening with my editor.

What editor was using before?

Notepad++

I have a little batch file called xhosts.bat I use to do this.

@echo off
c:
cd \windows\system32\drivers\etc
attrib -r hosts
notepad hosts
attrib +r hosts