Re: Hosts File and Win7

[Henrik Rützou <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You should start the editor in administration mode, find the editor program
right click on it and select 'Run in administation mode'

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Justin Taylor <JUSTIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'd say try dragging it onto your Desktop, changing it and dragging it
> back.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Adams [mailto:midrange@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:49 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: Hosts File and Win7
>
> I got a new Windows 7 PC a couple of months ago.  Finally got around to
> trying to plug in an IP address so I could just type in JERRY for a site,
> rather than have to remember the IP address.
>
>
>
> However, Windows is telling me that "Access Denied" when I try to save the
> changes to the c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file.  I am the only
> user of this PC (it sits in my living room), and I am the Administrator for
> it.
>
>
>
> So, what gives?  Is the Hosts file that I need to change located somewhere
> else?
>
>
>
> Jerry C. Adams
>
> IBM i Programmer/Analyst
>
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