How to Edit Your Windows Hosts File

1. Double-click the 'My Computer' icon on the desktop to open an Explorer window. Double-click on the C Drive.
2. Double-click on the folder named 'Windows' or 'WinNT.' Your Windows install directory is this folder.
3. Double-click on the 'System32' folder.
4. Double-click on the 'drivers' folder.
5. Double-click on the 'etc' folder. You see the hosts file in the list of files that displays.
6. Press the Start button and click 'Run.' Type 'notepad' in the text box that appears. Press enter to launch the Notepad application.
7. Click and drag the hosts file in the Explorer window by single left-clicking on it. Drag the icon over the Notepad window and release. The hosts file opens in Notepad.
8. After the final line of the file, which probably reads '127.0.0.1 localhost,' start a new line and add a manual entry as in this example. Substitute IP addresses and host names as needed for your purposes.74.125.19.103 www.google.com192.168.0.150 MyHouseServer
9. Save the file and close Notepad. Your hosts file is edited and the new settings are applied.