access my host file

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I've tried opening notepad with Run as admin browsing to the hosts file
and got Access Denied. I then went to the properties fo the host file
and took ownership of the file with the admin account. I still got
Access Denied. What do I need to do to open the host file. This is one
of those I really hate Vista moments.

gls858
 
gls858 said:
I've tried opening notepad with Run as admin browsing to the hosts file
and got Access Denied. I then went to the properties fo the host file
and took ownership of the file with the admin account. I still got
Access Denied. What do I need to do to open the host file. This is one
of those I really hate Vista moments.

gls858
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What antivirus or antispyware are you using? Try disabling it before
accessing the hosts file. If that doesn't work, try booting into safe
mode next.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101
 
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