View Full Version : Win 98 Host file? Where is it?
djcoryinth
10-04-2004, 07:57 PM
Where do I find the host file on win 98?
I need to paste 127.0.0.1 idenupdate.motorola.com
where do I paste it?
Xx3bllr3xX
10-04-2004, 08:00 PM
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
djcoryinth
10-04-2004, 08:01 PM
I try to go there and there is no etc folder
Xx3bllr3xX
10-04-2004, 08:03 PM
ohhh windows 98 hold on . . .
Xx3bllr3xX
10-04-2004, 08:05 PM
Default Host File Locations
Windows 95/98/Me c:\windows\hosts
Windows NT/2000/XP Pro c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Windows XP Home c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
-Xx3bllr3xX
djcoryinth
10-04-2004, 08:07 PM
ok I found the host file....how do I open it. What do I use to open it?
Xx3bllr3xX
10-04-2004, 08:13 PM
notepad
djcoryinth
10-04-2004, 08:15 PM
it says that it is too big for notepad to open. it asks if I want to use wordpad instead and it comes up as jibberish
Xx3bllr3xX
10-04-2004, 08:17 PM
read this website, lots of info. . should help
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html