How can I reset the Hosts file back to the default?

0	How can I reset the Hosts file back to the default? windows pc windows7 asked Jul 31 '12 at 00:15 arocha 1●14●16●18 In what software? (Jul 31 '12 at 00:19) ClosetFuturist

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There you go =)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034#LetMeFixItMyselfAlways

answered Jul 31 '12 at 00:33

TjWallas
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Better to do fix it for me, because it's just automatic.

(Jul 31 '12 at 00:34) DJ Scooby Doo

I like doing things on my own =D. MSFT fixit packages and batch scripts make me feel less-geeky ^,^

(Jul 31 '12 at 00:39) TjWallas

Eh, that's you. I prefer the fix it for me because I don't wanna mess up anything by copying pasting an extra space or whatever.

(Jul 31 '12 at 00:41) DJ Scooby Doo

0	Simple Google search my friend: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034, use this and click on fix it for me. answered Jul 31 '12 at 00:33 DJ Scooby Doo 9.5k●232●279●379

fix it give me an error

answered Jul 31 '12 at 00:44

arocha
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If you are on windows 7, follow this simple video tutorial to open the hosts file. Then, delete everything there and hit save. This will reset everything back to default.

[Edit] PS: any line in the file that starts with the '#' symbol is just a comment that is ignored when the hosts file is read by the OS. By default (as in the video & my previous answer), the windows 7 hosts file typically contains lines that all start with '#' so actually deleting everything there is safe.

(Jul 31 '12 at 00:52) TjWallas

0	on ur host is there line that says apple answered Jul 31 '12 at 02:13 arocha 1●14●16●18 Nope. Just a bunch of lines starting with '#' symbol as I previously said. (Jul 31 '12 at 07:36) TjWallas

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