remember the Hosts file does NOT have a suffix,. if you created it with Notepad, it may have appended the .txt suffix. And that won't work.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Nowicki [WA4OYH]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DXbase Reflector" <dxbase@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:55 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] Hosts file in DXbase 2003 > Jim, > The hosts file should be in the path listed below, system32 not system, for > WindowsXP. > > C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc > > Good Luck > Bill WA4OYH > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "DXbase Reflector" <dxbase@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:44 PM > Subject: [DXBase] Hosts file in DXbase 2003 > > > > I converted my PC several months ago from Windows 98SE to Windows XP Home. > > I know the Hosts file is supposed to be in C:\WINDOWS\System\drivers\etc > > when running XP, and that's what the DXbase Edit Hosts file window says. > > > > I modified the Hosts file using that window, and I see in My Computer that > > the changes were reflected in that file, but the Tools--Options--User > > Options--Internet list doesn't reflect the file modifications that I made. > > > > Thinking the program was still looking in the C:\Windows folder, where it > > was under 98SE, I copied the updated file to that folder. Still didn't > > work. I rebooted in case that would make a difference (since I don't know > if > > it's read when the PC boots or when an application looks for it), but that > > didn't help either. > > > > I even did a file search looking for the mysterious Hosts file that DXbase > > is accessing from within the Internet Options window, but no suspicious > ones > > popped up. > > > > Any thoughts on where the old file that's being read might be hiding? > > > > Jim N7US > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >
