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block site using the HOSTS not work

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Name: moirone
Date: October 29, 2004 at 22:45:38 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: AMD 1.5 GHZ Procesor 512
Comment:

I just reinstalled Windows XP Professional and now my hosts file will not work! When ever I add something to it, the hosts file does not work! If I type in 127.0.0.1 www.doubleclick.net in the HOSTS file still I can access the site! How do I get the Hosts file to block sites again?

Nathan Moir



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Name: I ll Try
Date: October 30, 2004 at 00:35:19 Pacific
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Nathan,

Just curious. You said with a reinstall, so, did you make a new HOSTS(no extension) file? And if you did, was the first line in it;

127.0.0.1(leave at least two spaces here) localhost
(be sure to leave spaces, between the two)

That is needed, to function, correctly.


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Name: moirone
Date: October 30, 2004 at 06:43:55 Pacific
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Yes I tried that, it still does not work.

Nathan Moir


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