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Author Topic: Host Editor 7 - Hassle free host editing for Win7-XP  (Read 8055 times)

justice

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Host Editor 7 - Hassle free host editing for Win7-XP
« on: July 18, 2011, 09:17 AM »
15:03:50 - me: anyone knows a host editor app that works under windows 7
15:04:51 - me: fed up trying to first find the hosts file, then not being able to save because I again forgot to run notepad with admin privileges.

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  1. ; HostEditor7 - Host Editor that runs under windows XP to windows 7.
  2. ; Requires AutoHotkey v1.0.92.01+ and Windows XP or higher (untested)
  3. SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%
  4. if not A_IsAdmin
  5. {
  6.    Run *RunAs "%A_ScriptFullPath%"
  7.    ExitApp
  8. }
  9. Run, notepad.exe %A_WinDir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

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Re: Host Editor 7 - Hassle free host editing for Win7-XP
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2011, 10:41 AM »
Thanks!  :Thmbsup:

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Re: Host Editor 7 - Hassle free host editing for Win7-XP
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2011, 05:08 AM »
You could also try HostsMan. I have used it a bit.
The Help file is well worth a read. The program is full of handy features - e.g., restore the Hosts file to an earlier version or the system default if you've really mucked things up.

This is from the Readme file:
HostsMan 3.2.73
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« Last Edit: July 19, 2011, 05:12 AM by IainB »

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Re: Host Editor 7 - Hassle free host editing for Win7-XP
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2011, 03:21 AM »
Nice solution if you want a bit of extra functionality!

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Re: Host Editor 7 - Hassle free host editing for Win7-XP
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2011, 10:51 PM »
Nice solution if you want a bit of extra functionality!
@justice: Yes, it's pretty specialised.
I came across it a while back whilst experimenting to see if I could use the hosts file to get the same level of anonymity, targetted ad-zapping, cookie avoidance/spoiling, and reduced bandwidth utilisation as I had been able to get with JunkBuster years ago.
No go though.      :(

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Re: Host Editor 7 - Hassle free host editing for Win7-XP
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2011, 05:53 PM »
I just keep a shortcut to my hosts file on my Quicklaunch, passing it as a command line parameter to Notepad2. Just have to remember to uncheck/check "Read Only" under the file menu before and after making any changes.