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    Mar 30, 2010, 05:51 PM
    Searching for (:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
    I am to open notepad with right click and then select run as administrator.then browse to my question(:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts in notepad and open hosts file.
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    Mar 30, 2010, 07:27 PM

    If you want to open a file named "hosts" in the said directory, right click then select open then a open with window will appear because the file was unrecognized then select notedpad and click the OK button.

    Hope this clarifies your concern
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