Comments on: How to set the Windows 7 hosts file back to default. http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-set-the-windows-7-hosts-file-back-to-default The Windows Club is created by Anand Khanse, a Microsoft MVP and is primarily targeted at the Windows 7 & Windows Vista user and will address and cover issues in relation to Microsoft and Windows OS. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:08:01 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Windows Club http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-set-the-windows-7-hosts-file-back-to-default/comment-page-1#comment-978 Windows Club Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:37:29 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=1568#comment-978 You can set up localhost aliases in the hosts file. In x86, Hosts file is situated in %systemroot% \system32\drivers\etc folder. This is the recommended way to set the Hosts file to default. Incidentally, there is now also a ready FixIt solution from Microsoft here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034 . You can set up localhost aliases in the hosts file.

In x86, Hosts file is situated in %systemroot% \system32\drivers\etc folder.

This is the recommended way to set the Hosts file to default.

Incidentally, there is now also a ready FixIt solution from Microsoft here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034 .

]]> By: david http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-set-the-windows-7-hosts-file-back-to-default/comment-page-1#comment-976 david Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:29:02 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=1568#comment-976 i think it's not good solution because host file is configure as default setting. Rename host file may be crash system. My good solution is 1. Open Notepad with Administrative privileges by clicking Start, All Programs, Accessories, and then right-click Notepad and select to open as Administrator. 2. Now that Notepad is open with Administrative privileges browse to (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc) in Notepad and open the hosts file. i think it’s not good solution because host file is configure as default setting. Rename host file may be crash system. My good solution is

1. Open Notepad with Administrative privileges by clicking Start, All Programs, Accessories, and then right-click Notepad and select to open as Administrator.
2. Now that Notepad is open with Administrative privileges browse to (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc) in Notepad and open the hosts file.

]]> By: whatdoesitwant http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-set-the-windows-7-hosts-file-back-to-default/comment-page-1#comment-300 whatdoesitwant Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:36:43 +0000 http://www.thewindowsclub.com/?p=1568#comment-300 I checked, but on my windows 7 RC build 7100 hosts does not live in %systemroot% \SysWOW64\drivers\etc. It does exist in %systemroot% \system32\drivers\etc however. Am I correct to assume that I should no longer set up my localhost aliases in the hosts file but rather directly in the dns client of the Microsoft Management Console (gpedit). If so, how? I checked, but on my windows 7 RC build 7100 hosts does not live in %systemroot% \SysWOW64\drivers\etc.
It does exist in %systemroot% \system32\drivers\etc however.

Am I correct to assume that I should no longer set up my localhost aliases in the hosts file but rather directly in the dns client of the Microsoft Management Console (gpedit). If so, how?

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