Blocking ads with hostfile

Since IE7 has a pop-up blocker but nothing for all those annoying ads, I
downloaded a host file and put it in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\ and I
still see the ads. There already was a "host" file so windows named it host
(2) and it will not work. Can someone shed light on this so I can block all
the ads on webpage's? Thanks.


http://hostsfile.mine.nu/

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Close ALL programs.

Right Click and RENAME HOSTS to HOSTS.old

then RENAME new file to HOSTS no extension.

A very good Hosts file and instructions :

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

"news.microsoft.com" <anon@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O0PjvSCLJHA.1160@xxxxxx

"Kayman" <kaymanDeleteThis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OBzhx2CLJHA.1160@xxxxxx Thanks but I don't need or even know what most of those features are. All I
want is an "ad-blocker."

"Spirit" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uObPICDLJHA.4600@xxxxxx

Close ALL programs.

Right Click and RENAME HOSTS to HOSTS.old

then RENAME new file to HOSTS no extension.


OK, I did that. It was very easy.... but the ads still show on webpages. I
don't see where it made any difference.


A very good Hosts file and instructions :

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

"news.microsoft.com" <anon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O0PjvSCLJHA.1160@xxxxxx

news.microsoft.com wrote:
Use AdBlock Plus http://adblockplus.org/ if you don't mind switching to
firefox. It's great!

Otherwise try IE7Pro addon for IE http://www.ie7pro.com/ it says it
blocks ad's but I didnt use it for very long to verify how well it works.

news.microsoft.com wrote: <Smile>, Vista is not XP and you're right up in the heart of the O/S at
C:\Windows\System32. Vista is not going to let you get away with it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...30(VS.85).aspx

You know, this stuff is in place to stop people like you.

I am not trying to get out of line here either, but you don't know what
you're doing.

I think some other posters have given you some alternative solutions.

Maybe, you need to look at them?

"Spirit" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uObPICDLJHA.4600@xxxxxx
Close ALL programs.

Right Click and RENAME HOSTS to HOSTS.old

= THAT option is not available on Right-Click.

then RENAME new file to HOSTS no extension.

= HOW since that opton is not there?

A very good Hosts file and instructions :

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

"news.microsoft.com" <anon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O0PjvSCLJHA.1160@xxxxxx See above. I'm not given a choice on RIGHT-click to change the name of the
Host file.

"fatsteve" <internet@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:48f2202d$0$10601$5a62ac22@xxxxxx-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
I already tried that on our laptop and it doesn't block any ads that I could
see.

news.microsoft.com wrote:

<snipped>

I forgot the link.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833