Only suggestion I would make on that is don't delete the original HOSTS,
just rename it XHOSTS and you can recover your original HOSTS file by re-renaming.
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Know anyone that really needs detailed instructions to do this?
Mail them this:
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Go to START and click MY COMPUTER,
then double click LOCAL DISK (C
.
double click WINDOWS.
find SYSTEM 32 and double click it.
It may say 'hidden folders' (do not panic).
Click SHOW THE CONTENTS OF THIS FOLDER,
you will see more files. Find DRIVERS and double click it.
There is actually a file there called ETC, double click it.
You will see files, double click HOSTS and a window will open asking what to open it with.
Look down the list and you will see NOTEPAD, highlight it and click OK.
Something that looks like this will open:
# Copyright © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
123.4.5.6 localhost
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Everything with a # at the beginning is just a 'note'
under 123.4.5.6 localhost (numbers will be different, just go under the last #)
type in 83.217.84.241 www.carpe-tdm.net
*with at least 1 space between them so it looks like this:
123.4.5.6 localhost
83.217.84.241 www.carpe-tdm.net
Then hit SAVE AS and save as HOSTS.txt (you need the .txt for now)
SAVE IT TO YOUR DESKTOP
Open all that stuff again till you get to ETC, in there is HOSTS, copy HOSTS.txt from the desktop and paste it into ETC.
You will have HOSTS and HOSTS.txt
Now they need to change places. If you right-click on the file HOSTS it will give you a list,
pick rename and a box will appear around HOSTS since you may want this later change the name to XHOSTS
(nothing in the computer needs a file called XHOSTS so it will just sit there doing nothing).
Now that HOSTS is gone you just turn HOSTS.txt into HOSTS by renaming HOSTS.txt to plain old HOSTS
Restart your computer and try to get to www.carpe-tdm.net now.
If anything acts wierd all you have to do is delete HOSTS (the new one)
and rename XHOSTS back to HOSTS and restart your computer again.
Good luck,
just rename it XHOSTS and you can recover your original HOSTS file by re-renaming.
-------------------------
Know anyone that really needs detailed instructions to do this?
Mail them this:
-------------------------
Go to START and click MY COMPUTER,
then double click LOCAL DISK (C
.double click WINDOWS.
find SYSTEM 32 and double click it.
It may say 'hidden folders' (do not panic).
Click SHOW THE CONTENTS OF THIS FOLDER,
you will see more files. Find DRIVERS and double click it.
There is actually a file there called ETC, double click it.
You will see files, double click HOSTS and a window will open asking what to open it with.
Look down the list and you will see NOTEPAD, highlight it and click OK.
Something that looks like this will open:
# Copyright © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
123.4.5.6 localhost
-------------------------
Everything with a # at the beginning is just a 'note'
under 123.4.5.6 localhost (numbers will be different, just go under the last #)
type in 83.217.84.241 www.carpe-tdm.net
*with at least 1 space between them so it looks like this:
123.4.5.6 localhost
83.217.84.241 www.carpe-tdm.net
Then hit SAVE AS and save as HOSTS.txt (you need the .txt for now)
SAVE IT TO YOUR DESKTOP
Open all that stuff again till you get to ETC, in there is HOSTS, copy HOSTS.txt from the desktop and paste it into ETC.
You will have HOSTS and HOSTS.txt
Now they need to change places. If you right-click on the file HOSTS it will give you a list,
pick rename and a box will appear around HOSTS since you may want this later change the name to XHOSTS
(nothing in the computer needs a file called XHOSTS so it will just sit there doing nothing).
Now that HOSTS is gone you just turn HOSTS.txt into HOSTS by renaming HOSTS.txt to plain old HOSTS
Restart your computer and try to get to www.carpe-tdm.net now.
If anything acts wierd all you have to do is delete HOSTS (the new one)
and rename XHOSTS back to HOSTS and restart your computer again.
Good luck,
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