Altered Hosts File

I am trying to change my hosts file so I don't allow access to a particular site. In the process I accidentally changed the extension of the orignal HOSTS file, it is now a .org file and I cannot find a way to get rid of the extension.

There are no previous versions to restore to, and renaming no longer changes the file type.

How can I either create a new HOSTS file, or restore the orginal one?

Thanks.

You could just recreate the file with notepad and save without a file extention or download mine which I have zipped up and attached to this post

I tried saving it without an extension, but it keeps defaulting to .txt, even when I don't add it.

I'll try your file, thanks!

Thanks, all fixed.

Now maybe you could help with the original problem. There is one website I want to block. I tried adding:

127.0.0.1 websitename

to the hosts file and saving it (from Admin) and when I try to save it says Access Denied. Do you know how to alter the hosts file and get it to save?

You will need to give yourself some rights on the file, looking at mine I only have read/read & execute.

Just added modify permissions to mine and was able to change it without a problem.

127.0.0.1 banned site IP

I use the loopback address to prevent popups from launching properly. It should block sites. You can also block them on your router.