Where is the hosts file in windows 7

Permission Denied on Hosts File (Windows 7)

http://digitalpbk.com/windows/host-file-windows-7-write-permission-denied Permission Denied on Hosts File (Windows 7) On Windows 7, I was trying to edit the host file using Komodo and was getting Permission Denied, and tried notepad too still got permission denied. I thought initially it was McAfee Anti Virus that was disabling the edit of host file as this file is an important system configuration file. The reason but was that Windows requires the editor to run with administrator privileges to edit the file, this is different in Windows XP because all programs ...

About "HOSTS" File

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2006/11/about-hosts-file.html About "HOSTS" File Warning: Backup the file before playing with it!What does this file do?The HOSTS file found on Windows (and linux too) is like a local DNS (domain name server). When you type a url on the browsers address bar, the domain name is converted to the IP of the server by a DNS lookup by the browser. Now here is the catch ... Windows first looks at the HOSTS file before doing any DNS lookup. So we can block certain sites by editing the HOSTS file. Where is it ? I dont see ...

Virtual Hosts on Apache 2.2.6 [Windows]

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/12/virtual-hosts-apache-226-windows.html Virtual Hosts on Apache 2.2.6 [Windows] What ?Virtual Hosts allow you to simulate multiple sites on a single server.i.e, One Server many Websites.Virtual Hosts is enabled by uncommenting the line :# Virtual hosts#Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf #Uncomment this lineon httpd.confThe virtual host conf file ./conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.confEg:## Virtual Hosts## If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your# machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations ...

Solve Write Permission Denied on Files Windows 7

http://digitalpbk.com/windows/solve-write-permission-denied-files-windows-7 Solve Write Permission Denied on Files Windows 7 Windows 7 file attributes and earlier versions of windows such as XP or 98 is very different. The difference is notable if you use NTFS file system which has more security features. On Windows 7 if you get "Write Permission Denied" on any file , Right Click > Properties On the security tab, click on edit as highlighted in the screenshot below : On this window, check the Write option and click Apply and Ok Now you ...

How to burn ISO files on Windows 7

http://digitalpbk.com/how-to/burn-iso-on-windows-7 How to burn ISO files on Windows 7 How to burn ISO files on Windows 7 using Windows burner software Windows 7 has built in support to burn ISO images onto DVD and CD. That means you dont have to install any other software like Roxio or Nero to burn your images. And in few clicks you can burn your ISO ! Steps to burn ISO files Right click the ISO file and choose burn disc Image If you have other CD/DVD writing software, you might have to do Right Click > Open With > Windows ...

Making subdomains on localhost

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/01/making-subdomains-on-localhost.html me know.)StepsFirst decide on the subdomain names... for eg: sub.localhost, sub2.localhost, alt.localhost , images.localhost etc..You can also name www.name.com. (Please note that if there is a site with that name on the net, you wont be able to access that site on the internet.)Second making these sites to point to 127.0.0.1, for this you can edit the HOSTS file on windows. See this about the HOSTS file.Now add to HOSTS line 127.0.0.1 hostnameEgs:127.0.0.1 sub.localhost127.0.0.1 sub1.localhost ...

How to make a Windows Gadget in Windows 7

http://digitalpbk.com/windows-gadgets/how-make-windows-gadget-windows-7 basic HTML and Javascript. Gadgets uses Jscript which is a minor variant and is more or less similar to Javascript. Before jumping to How to make the windows gadget, lets see where the default Gadgets used by windows are present. We can always use those inbuilt gadgets as reference to make our windows gadget. Finding the default gadgets on Windows 7 The default gadgets on Windows 7 are located in the drive (typically C:) you installed Windows, Under "Program Files\Windows ...

WORM_RONTOKBRO.Y versus me

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/01/wormrontokbroy-versus-me.html \CurrentVersion\Policies\SystemDisableRegistryTools = "dword:00000001"By their advice I tried making a reg file that removed this entry. But I failed that battle too.Battle 7: My own registry editorMade up a quick registry editor that replaced the registry values to enable the registry again. And it was a success. Captured back the registry from the enemies.Again from the advice of my ally, all deformations in the registry where restored to the previous state.Download my registry enabler.War wonHurray the war was won by me. Won a battle? let me know ...

Less CSS Compiler for Windows (lessc.exe)

http://digitalpbk.com/less-css/less-css-compiler-windows-lesscexe Less CSS Compiler for Windows (lessc.exe) LESS is a language that helps CSS Designers to write better manageable and extensible CSS style sheets. Current less compiler called lessc is only available for the *nix platforms, which can compile LESS files to CSS. Where is lessc.exe ? lessc.exe for those who are in a hurry :) . It is attached to the bottom of this post also so feel free to read on. How to use the lessc.exe This compiler is adapted from the .net port of less compiler ...

CHM Files Navigation to the webpage was cancelled

http://digitalpbk.com/windows-chm/chm-files-navigation-webpage-was-cancelled CHM Files Navigation to the webpage was cancelled Does this window appear when you open CHM files ? This happend to me after upgrading to Internet Exporer 7. If you are wondering why you cant read the CHM files, just do the steps below : Steps for solving Navigation to the webpage was cancelled Close the CHM fileOpen it again and you will get the same popup as shown below Uncheck the checkboxAlways ask before opening this file (Highlighted in the image above). Press Open Now ...