Your kids are spending way too much time on a certain website and you are not happy with it? Discover adult websites in the History after your kids used your computer?
If your kids still won’t listen even after all the nagging, you might want to just block the websites you don’t want them to visit. In just 3 simple steps, without any software downloading, you can block as many websites as you want easily.
Step 1
Click Start > Run. Type notepad C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts in the “Open:” field and click OK.
Step 2
A notepad will pop up. Find the line where it says “127.0.0.1 localhost”
Step 3
Immediately under the “127.0.0.1 localhost“, enter the website you want to block by using the format “127.0.0.1 webaddress.com”. For example, you want to block Google and Yahoo from being accessed:
You can block as many websites as you want, just make sure you only enter one URL per line. To remove the blocked websites, just simply remove the line and you are done.
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27 Jan 08
6:42 pm
Nice site. I am now subscribed via google reader. I learn this site via entrecard
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28 Jan 08
12:23 am
Thanks Dexter, I remember dropping a card at your blog
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06 Jul 08
6:34 am
Hey there. I just tried it but it keeps saying i don’t have enough memory and to try again! but i know i have enough memory since i barely use or save/download anything on my computer! please help!
thanks!
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06 Jul 08
11:10 am
Hello Lee, May I know at which part it says you don’t have enough memory? That should not happen because you don’t install anything here, but just editing a text file.
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10 Oct 08
12:13 am
this didn’t work. I was able to access all the website I put in there.
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13 Dec 08
9:34 am
This site locks my mouse and scroll button. I feel that it should dealeted from the internet
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13 Dec 08
11:52 am
@James: I guess it’s caused by something else instead, since I don’t see how this blog can affect the responsiveness of your mouse.
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16 Mar 09
1:02 am
i opened it in command promt …. tried to add the lines as you all suggest, but it told that it couldnt be done since it was a “read-only file” …. tried doing it in notepad , and it told me it couldnt create the path file …./hosts !
are you supposed to save the txt file to replace the original hosts file ??
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18 May 09
7:10 am
how do u finish it off do ui just click the x button or do u save it im lost
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12 Feb 10
1:52 am
i cant block http://88.225.217.222:8080/ this adress. its not working
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28 Feb 10
8:08 pm
other tricks for any website block not a use software not a old tricks host file
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01 Mar 10
6:13 am
bro, if you want to block http://88.225.217.222:8080/ then you need to put this line in the hosts file just like described in the blog..
“127.0.0.1 http://88.225.217.222:8080/”
Then you save the file and close the window…
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11 Mar 10
8:48 pm
ya it works but i have 1question that it doesn’t block the whole site.it only block the specific name u typed
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21 Jun 10
1:52 pm
That’s great tips, or turn to a web filter software is also a wise choice.
.-= (web filter´s blog – Tips on setting Parental controls in Win7) =-.
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28 Jun 10
11:26 am
how to unblock ?
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30 Dec 10
7:28 pm
when i use proxy with firefox, this way is not working!! even if I turn of the DSN client.
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25 Apr 11
11:26 am
great tips! I really need it to block bad webistes on my home computer.
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17 May 11
6:35 pm
so all the time… these adblocking softwares r making money out of fooling innocent people
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25 Sep 11
12:29 pm
Nice Post ! Thanks for sharing
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27 Sep 11
4:49 pm
Thank you for the great post
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