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  #1  
Old August 3rd 05, 04:09 PM
K
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Default Hosts File

Something appears to have happened to my Hosts file. The Hosts file icon in
Windows Explorer has changed to the Windows Media Player icon. When I click
on it , the Windows Media Player comes up followed by the Error window. I
deleted the Hosts file (Media Player), opened a Notebook file, and saved it
in C:Windows as Hosts. It appeared in C:Windows as Hosts.txt. Somewhere in my
reading about the Hosts file I think I read that the Hosts file in C:Windows
does not contain a file extension. When I renamed Hosts.txt to Hosts, the
icon changed to the Media Player icon. I would like to re-establish my Hosts
file. Would anyone know if that is possible? Then of course the next question
is how to build a safe Hosts File? All ideas, suggestions and comments will
be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.
  #2  
Old August 3rd 05, 04:31 PM
Gary S. Terhune
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"K" wrote in message
...
Something appears to have happened to my Hosts file. The Hosts file
icon in
Windows Explorer has changed to the Windows Media Player icon. When I
click
on it , the Windows Media Player comes up followed by the Error
window.


Open Windows Explorer, go to View menuFolder Options. Click on
Filetypes tab. Look for the entry for HOSTS and delete it.

I deleted the Hosts file (Media Player), opened a Notebook file, and
saved it
in C:Windows as Hosts. It appeared in C:Windows as Hosts.txt.


Becasue the default when you save a file in Notepad is "As TXT file", so
it adds ".txt" to the filename you enter (unless it's already ".txt"--it
doesn't repeat it.) To save without the TXT extension, change the "Save
As..." to "All Files".

Somewhere in my
reading about the Hosts file I think I read that the Hosts file in
C:Windows
does not contain a file extension. When I renamed Hosts.txt to Hosts,
the
icon changed to the Media Player icon. I would like to re-establish my
Hosts
file. Would anyone know if that is possible?


As I intimated above, you managed to associate HOSTS as being a WMP
file. You need to delete the HOSTS entry in Filetypes. Just so you know,
though, this file association glitch doesn't affect the functioning of
the HOSTS file--it only affects what happens when you double-click the
file to read it.

Then of course the next question
is how to build a safe Hosts File? All ideas, suggestions and comments
will
be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.


Personally, after getting rid of the erroneous Filetype, I'd recommend
you use the MVP HOSTS file from
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm One of the easiest ways to use
that HOSTS file is to get George Geyde's "HOSTS File Manager". You can
find it at the bottom of this page:
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm

On the former site (the winhelp2002 site) you'll find lots of helpful
documentation. The "HOSTS File Manager" Help section includes a bit
about adding custom sites to the MVPS HOSTS file.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm


  #3  
Old August 3rd 05, 06:55 PM
K
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Everything went fine till: "To save without the TXT extension, change the
"Save
As..." to "All Files". I opened Notepad, clicked File-Save As, changed "Save
as file type:" to All Files, labeled File Name: Hosts, clicked Save, and got
another Hosts.txt. What do you spose I'm doing wrong? K.

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

"K" wrote in message
...
Something appears to have happened to my Hosts file. The Hosts file
icon in
Windows Explorer has changed to the Windows Media Player icon. When I
click
on it , the Windows Media Player comes up followed by the Error
window.


Open Windows Explorer, go to View menuFolder Options. Click on
Filetypes tab. Look for the entry for HOSTS and delete it.

I deleted the Hosts file (Media Player), opened a Notebook file, and
saved it
in C:Windows as Hosts. It appeared in C:Windows as Hosts.txt.


Becasue the default when you save a file in Notepad is "As TXT file", so
it adds ".txt" to the filename you enter (unless it's already ".txt"--it
doesn't repeat it.) To save without the TXT extension, change the "Save
As..." to "All Files".

Somewhere in my
reading about the Hosts file I think I read that the Hosts file in
C:Windows
does not contain a file extension. When I renamed Hosts.txt to Hosts,
the
icon changed to the Media Player icon. I would like to re-establish my
Hosts
file. Would anyone know if that is possible?


As I intimated above, you managed to associate HOSTS as being a WMP
file. You need to delete the HOSTS entry in Filetypes. Just so you know,
though, this file association glitch doesn't affect the functioning of
the HOSTS file--it only affects what happens when you double-click the
file to read it.

Then of course the next question
is how to build a safe Hosts File? All ideas, suggestions and comments
will
be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.


Personally, after getting rid of the erroneous Filetype, I'd recommend
you use the MVP HOSTS file from
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm One of the easiest ways to use
that HOSTS file is to get George Geyde's "HOSTS File Manager". You can
find it at the bottom of this page:
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm

On the former site (the winhelp2002 site) you'll find lots of helpful
documentation. The "HOSTS File Manager" Help section includes a bit
about adding custom sites to the MVPS HOSTS file.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm



  #4  
Old August 3rd 05, 08:45 PM
Gary S. Terhune
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Sorry, I thought that would do it. You can either locate the file and
delete the extension, or you can put double-quotes around the name

"HOSTS"

I'm *fairly* certain that will do the trick. (I don't dare guarantee
anything today, s.)

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"K" wrote in message
...
Everything went fine till: "To save without the TXT extension, change
the
"Save
As..." to "All Files". I opened Notepad, clicked File-Save As, changed
"Save
as file type:" to All Files, labeled File Name: Hosts, clicked Save,
and got
another Hosts.txt. What do you spose I'm doing wrong? K.

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

"K" wrote in message
...
Something appears to have happened to my Hosts file. The Hosts file
icon in
Windows Explorer has changed to the Windows Media Player icon. When
I
click
on it , the Windows Media Player comes up followed by the Error
window.


Open Windows Explorer, go to View menuFolder Options. Click on
Filetypes tab. Look for the entry for HOSTS and delete it.

I deleted the Hosts file (Media Player), opened a Notebook file,
and
saved it
in C:Windows as Hosts. It appeared in C:Windows as Hosts.txt.


Becasue the default when you save a file in Notepad is "As TXT file",
so
it adds ".txt" to the filename you enter (unless it's already
".txt"--it
doesn't repeat it.) To save without the TXT extension, change the
"Save
As..." to "All Files".

Somewhere in my
reading about the Hosts file I think I read that the Hosts file in
C:Windows
does not contain a file extension. When I renamed Hosts.txt to
Hosts,
the
icon changed to the Media Player icon. I would like to re-establish
my
Hosts
file. Would anyone know if that is possible?


As I intimated above, you managed to associate HOSTS as being a WMP
file. You need to delete the HOSTS entry in Filetypes. Just so you
know,
though, this file association glitch doesn't affect the functioning
of
the HOSTS file--it only affects what happens when you double-click
the
file to read it.

Then of course the next question
is how to build a safe Hosts File? All ideas, suggestions and
comments
will
be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.


Personally, after getting rid of the erroneous Filetype, I'd
recommend
you use the MVP HOSTS file from
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm One of the easiest ways to
use
that HOSTS file is to get George Geyde's "HOSTS File Manager". You
can
find it at the bottom of this page:
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm

On the former site (the winhelp2002 site) you'll find lots of helpful
documentation. The "HOSTS File Manager" Help section includes a bit
about adding custom sites to the MVPS HOSTS file.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm




  #5  
Old August 3rd 05, 09:13 PM
PCR
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Yea, that didn't work for me, either, though some say it would.

Well, another way to go is to put quotes around the name in the save
box: "HOSTS". This will suppress the .txt extension & only use what is
inside the quotes.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"K" wrote in message
...
| Everything went fine till: "To save without the TXT extension, change
the
| "Save
| As..." to "All Files". I opened Notepad, clicked File-Save As, changed
"Save
| as file type:" to All Files, labeled File Name: Hosts, clicked Save,
and got
| another Hosts.txt. What do you spose I'm doing wrong? K.
|
| "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
|
| "K" wrote in message
| ...
| Something appears to have happened to my Hosts file. The Hosts
file
| icon in
| Windows Explorer has changed to the Windows Media Player icon.
When I
| click
| on it , the Windows Media Player comes up followed by the Error
| window.
|
| Open Windows Explorer, go to View menuFolder Options. Click on
| Filetypes tab. Look for the entry for HOSTS and delete it.
|
| I deleted the Hosts file (Media Player), opened a Notebook file,
and
| saved it
| in C:Windows as Hosts. It appeared in C:Windows as Hosts.txt.
|
| Becasue the default when you save a file in Notepad is "As TXT
file", so
| it adds ".txt" to the filename you enter (unless it's already
".txt"--it
| doesn't repeat it.) To save without the TXT extension, change the
"Save
| As..." to "All Files".
|
| Somewhere in my
| reading about the Hosts file I think I read that the Hosts file in
| C:Windows
| does not contain a file extension. When I renamed Hosts.txt to
Hosts,
| the
| icon changed to the Media Player icon. I would like to
re-establish my
| Hosts
| file. Would anyone know if that is possible?
|
| As I intimated above, you managed to associate HOSTS as being a WMP
| file. You need to delete the HOSTS entry in Filetypes. Just so you
know,
| though, this file association glitch doesn't affect the functioning
of
| the HOSTS file--it only affects what happens when you double-click
the
| file to read it.
|
| Then of course the next question
| is how to build a safe Hosts File? All ideas, suggestions and
comments
| will
| be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.
|
| Personally, after getting rid of the erroneous Filetype, I'd
recommend
| you use the MVP HOSTS file from
|
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm One of the easiest ways to
use
| that HOSTS file is to get George Geyde's "HOSTS File Manager". You
can
| find it at the bottom of this page:
| http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm
|
| On the former site (the winhelp2002 site) you'll find lots of
helpful
| documentation. The "HOSTS File Manager" Help section includes a bit
| about adding custom sites to the MVPS HOSTS file.
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS MVP Shell/User
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
|
|
|


  #6  
Old August 4th 05, 03:59 PM
K
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Thanks Ya'll, it's very kind of you to take the time to offer your help.
Apparently I have more problems then these symptoms indicate. No matter what
combination of quotes or no quotes, and Text Documents or All Files I select,
the saved Hosts file always ends up in C:Windows as either Hosts as a WMP
icon or Hosts.txt. I'll keep trying to identify all the symptoms and come
back when I have more info to work with. I really appreciate your taking the
time to consider my promlem. K.

"PCR" wrote:

Yea, that didn't work for me, either, though some say it would.

Well, another way to go is to put quotes around the name in the save
box: "HOSTS". This will suppress the .txt extension & only use what is
inside the quotes.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"K" wrote in message
...
| Everything went fine till: "To save without the TXT extension, change
the
| "Save
| As..." to "All Files". I opened Notepad, clicked File-Save As, changed
"Save
| as file type:" to All Files, labeled File Name: Hosts, clicked Save,
and got
| another Hosts.txt. What do you spose I'm doing wrong? K.
|
| "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
|
| "K" wrote in message
| ...
| Something appears to have happened to my Hosts file. The Hosts
file
| icon in
| Windows Explorer has changed to the Windows Media Player icon.
When I
| click
| on it , the Windows Media Player comes up followed by the Error
| window.
|
| Open Windows Explorer, go to View menuFolder Options. Click on
| Filetypes tab. Look for the entry for HOSTS and delete it.
|
| I deleted the Hosts file (Media Player), opened a Notebook file,
and
| saved it
| in C:Windows as Hosts. It appeared in C:Windows as Hosts.txt.
|
| Becasue the default when you save a file in Notepad is "As TXT
file", so
| it adds ".txt" to the filename you enter (unless it's already
".txt"--it
| doesn't repeat it.) To save without the TXT extension, change the
"Save
| As..." to "All Files".
|
| Somewhere in my
| reading about the Hosts file I think I read that the Hosts file in
| C:Windows
| does not contain a file extension. When I renamed Hosts.txt to
Hosts,
| the
| icon changed to the Media Player icon. I would like to
re-establish my
| Hosts
| file. Would anyone know if that is possible?
|
| As I intimated above, you managed to associate HOSTS as being a WMP
| file. You need to delete the HOSTS entry in Filetypes. Just so you
know,
| though, this file association glitch doesn't affect the functioning
of
| the HOSTS file--it only affects what happens when you double-click
the
| file to read it.
|
| Then of course the next question
| is how to build a safe Hosts File? All ideas, suggestions and
comments
| will
| be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.
|
| Personally, after getting rid of the erroneous Filetype, I'd
recommend
| you use the MVP HOSTS file from
|
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm One of the easiest ways to
use
| that HOSTS file is to get George Geyde's "HOSTS File Manager". You
can
| find it at the bottom of this page:
| http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm
|
| On the former site (the winhelp2002 site) you'll find lots of
helpful
| documentation. The "HOSTS File Manager" Help section includes a bit
| about adding custom sites to the MVPS HOSTS file.
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS MVP Shell/User
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
|
|
|



  #7  
Old August 4th 05, 05:32 PM
Gary S. Terhune
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K.

Lets step back a moment: You describe two entirely different problems.
First, getting the file to be named HOSTS with no extension. It doesn't
really matter how you do it, whether you can name it while saving or you
have to rename it later to delete the extension. If the name is HOSTS,
then it's correct.

Your original problem, that the file has a WMP icon and tries to open in
WMP when you d-click it, that's the problem that needs fixing. You fix
that by looking for a HOSTS item in Filetypes tab of Folder Options.
Open Windows Explorer, and in the View menu, choose Folder Options. When
it comes up, click on Filetypes tab and wait for it to load, then look
for any entry that either has HOSTS in the name, or that has the WMP
icon you're seeing. It might even be a "blank" entry. The notation will
include the information that it uses WMP to open. Make a list of all
that you find that use WMP to open and have that particular icon, and
report back here with the list.

You should understand that this problem shouldn't keep HOSTS from acting
properly. The functions that involve HOSTS don't really care if it's
been erroneously associated or not. The only problem is that you can't
d-click it to open the file directly and edit it. However, you *can*
open Notepad and then open the HOSTS file from Notepad's FileOpen
dialogue.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"K" wrote in message
...
Thanks Ya'll, it's very kind of you to take the time to offer your
help.
Apparently I have more problems then these symptoms indicate. No
matter what
combination of quotes or no quotes, and Text Documents or All Files I
select,
the saved Hosts file always ends up in C:Windows as either Hosts as a
WMP
icon or Hosts.txt. I'll keep trying to identify all the symptoms and
come
back when I have more info to work with. I really appreciate your
taking the
time to consider my promlem. K.

"PCR" wrote:

Yea, that didn't work for me, either, though some say it would.

Well, another way to go is to put quotes around the name in the save
box: "HOSTS". This will suppress the .txt extension & only use what
is
inside the quotes.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"K" wrote in message
...
| Everything went fine till: "To save without the TXT extension,
change
the
| "Save
| As..." to "All Files". I opened Notepad, clicked File-Save As,
changed
"Save
| as file type:" to All Files, labeled File Name: Hosts, clicked
Save,
and got
| another Hosts.txt. What do you spose I'm doing wrong? K.
|
| "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
|
| "K" wrote in message
| ...
| Something appears to have happened to my Hosts file. The Hosts
file
| icon in
| Windows Explorer has changed to the Windows Media Player icon.
When I
| click
| on it , the Windows Media Player comes up followed by the Error
| window.
|
| Open Windows Explorer, go to View menuFolder Options. Click on
| Filetypes tab. Look for the entry for HOSTS and delete it.
|
| I deleted the Hosts file (Media Player), opened a Notebook
file,
and
| saved it
| in C:Windows as Hosts. It appeared in C:Windows as Hosts.txt.
|
| Becasue the default when you save a file in Notepad is "As TXT
file", so
| it adds ".txt" to the filename you enter (unless it's already
".txt"--it
| doesn't repeat it.) To save without the TXT extension, change the
"Save
| As..." to "All Files".
|
| Somewhere in my
| reading about the Hosts file I think I read that the Hosts file
in
| C:Windows
| does not contain a file extension. When I renamed Hosts.txt to
Hosts,
| the
| icon changed to the Media Player icon. I would like to
re-establish my
| Hosts
| file. Would anyone know if that is possible?
|
| As I intimated above, you managed to associate HOSTS as being a
WMP
| file. You need to delete the HOSTS entry in Filetypes. Just so
you
know,
| though, this file association glitch doesn't affect the
functioning
of
| the HOSTS file--it only affects what happens when you
double-click
the
| file to read it.
|
| Then of course the next question
| is how to build a safe Hosts File? All ideas, suggestions and
comments
| will
| be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.
|
| Personally, after getting rid of the erroneous Filetype, I'd
recommend
| you use the MVP HOSTS file from
|
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm One of the easiest ways
to
use
| that HOSTS file is to get George Geyde's "HOSTS File Manager".
You
can
| find it at the bottom of this page:
| http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm
|
| On the former site (the winhelp2002 site) you'll find lots of
helpful
| documentation. The "HOSTS File Manager" Help section includes a
bit
| about adding custom sites to the MVPS HOSTS file.
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS MVP Shell/User
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
|
|
|




  #8  
Old August 4th 05, 10:27 PM
PCR
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I'll go with Terhune on this. You seem to be able to name it OK.
However, the icon is wrong. Mine certainly isn't the same as WMP's. And
it isn't Notepad's, either. It is... the same as... "Windows Explorer
Command" of extension ".scf" in "Folder Options, File Types tab".

Check as he says whether "HOSTS" is mentioned there, & delete it. If
not, then...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q133733
Icons Displayed Incorrectly in Control Panel

The icon cache may be corrupt. Delete it, & let it regenerate.
Shelliconcache is a hidden file.

(1) "START, Settings, Folder Options, View tab, bolt 'Show all files'".
Also, UNcheck "Hide file extensions for known file types".
(2) Boot to Safe Mode (hold F5 as you boot).
(3) "START, Find, F/F, Shelliconcache". R-Clk it & select "Delete".
(4) "START, Shut Down, Restart". (Do not use a shortcut to Restart.)

Alternatively, per cquirke & Glee...
(1) "Control Panel, Display, Appearance tab".
(2) Select "Icon" in the Item dropdown menu.
(3) Change the Icon size by one pixel, & Apply.
(4) Change it back to original size, & Apply.
(5) "START, Shut Down, Restart". (Do not use a shortcut to Restart.)
....Now, you should have a new ShellIconCache with one reboot & never
needing to delete it or to enter Safe Mode.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q132668
Icons Randomly Change to Different Icons

This is how to increase the ShellIconCache size. It may go as high as
4096. (Well, some say 8192.) It has cured, for me, a sluggishness of the
drawing of icons, inside Explorer & My Documents (the small ones to left
of file names).

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer
Max Cached Icons 2048 (String value)

1. START; Run; Type "RegEdit" & Enter
2. Click the plus (+) signs in the left pane,
starting left of "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE",
& ending left of "CurrentVersion".
3. Finally, click the key "explorer" in the left pane (not it's plus
sign).
4. In the right pane, R-Clk an empty area; point to "new"; select
"string value"; type or paste "Max Cached Icons" & Enter.
5. R-Clk "Max Cached Icons"; select "Modify"; enter "2048" & click OK.
6. Close RegEdit & reboot.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"K" wrote in message
...
| Thanks Ya'll, it's very kind of you to take the time to offer your
help.
| Apparently I have more problems then these symptoms indicate. No
matter what
| combination of quotes or no quotes, and Text Documents or All Files I
select,
| the saved Hosts file always ends up in C:Windows as either Hosts as a
WMP
| icon or Hosts.txt. I'll keep trying to identify all the symptoms and
come
| back when I have more info to work with. I really appreciate your
taking the
| time to consider my promlem. K.
|
| "PCR" wrote:
|
| Yea, that didn't work for me, either, though some say it would.
|
| Well, another way to go is to put quotes around the name in the save
| box: "HOSTS". This will suppress the .txt extension & only use what
is
| inside the quotes.
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|

| "K" wrote in message
| ...
| | Everything went fine till: "To save without the TXT extension,
change
| the
| | "Save
| | As..." to "All Files". I opened Notepad, clicked File-Save As,
changed
| "Save
| | as file type:" to All Files, labeled File Name: Hosts, clicked
Save,
| and got
| | another Hosts.txt. What do you spose I'm doing wrong? K.
| |
| | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
| |
| | "K" wrote in message
| | ...
| | Something appears to have happened to my Hosts file. The Hosts
| file
| | icon in
| | Windows Explorer has changed to the Windows Media Player icon.
| When I
| | click
| | on it , the Windows Media Player comes up followed by the
Error
| | window.
| |
| | Open Windows Explorer, go to View menuFolder Options. Click on
| | Filetypes tab. Look for the entry for HOSTS and delete it.
| |
| | I deleted the Hosts file (Media Player), opened a Notebook
file,
| and
| | saved it
| | in C:Windows as Hosts. It appeared in C:Windows as Hosts.txt.
| |
| | Becasue the default when you save a file in Notepad is "As TXT
| file", so
| | it adds ".txt" to the filename you enter (unless it's already
| ".txt"--it
| | doesn't repeat it.) To save without the TXT extension, change
the
| "Save
| | As..." to "All Files".
| |
| | Somewhere in my
| | reading about the Hosts file I think I read that the Hosts
file in
| | C:Windows
| | does not contain a file extension. When I renamed Hosts.txt to
| Hosts,
| | the
| | icon changed to the Media Player icon. I would like to
| re-establish my
| | Hosts
| | file. Would anyone know if that is possible?
| |
| | As I intimated above, you managed to associate HOSTS as being a
WMP
| | file. You need to delete the HOSTS entry in Filetypes. Just so
you
| know,
| | though, this file association glitch doesn't affect the
functioning
| of
| | the HOSTS file--it only affects what happens when you
double-click
| the
| | file to read it.
| |
| | Then of course the next question
| | is how to build a safe Hosts File? All ideas, suggestions and
| comments
| | will
| | be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.
| |
| | Personally, after getting rid of the erroneous Filetype, I'd
| recommend
| | you use the MVP HOSTS file from
| |
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm One of the easiest
ways to
| use
| | that HOSTS file is to get George Geyde's "HOSTS File Manager".
You
| can
| | find it at the bottom of this page:
| | http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm
| |
| | On the former site (the winhelp2002 site) you'll find lots of
| helpful
| | documentation. The "HOSTS File Manager" Help section includes a
bit
| | about adding custom sites to the MVPS HOSTS file.
| |
| | --
| | Gary S. Terhune
| | MS MVP Shell/User
| | http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| | http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
| |
| |
| |
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