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How to edit the Hosts file in 7
Hi people :)
I need help here, I have some older applications that wont work unless i change their 'update ip', (dont know what its called), in the hosts file.
I have found numerous ideas on how to edit in the hosts file, but none of them has worked so far.
When I run Notepad as administrator, and from there > Open > Browse to 'C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts' it only open a sample of the 'hosts' file. It wont let me open the real file for some reason. I am logged in as admin and additionally I run Notepad as admin too - Which should let me do what ever I want, - Right?
I have already read and tried these 'solutions' but none of them worked:
Edit hosts file in Windows 7 & Windows Vista | Windows Reference
How to: Edit Hosts File in Windows 7 | COMPUTELOGY - Tech, Tips n Reviews on Windows Linux Mac
Is there a work-around to this?
NB: I am using an OEM (dell) version of Win7