Host File in the Registry

[Guest Ekka]

Could someone please help me locate where the host file is in the registry.

I know where it is using Windows explorer but dont know how to translate

that to the registry.

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[Guest Code-Curious Mom]

Re: Host File in the Registry

 

Is this what you are looking for?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DataBasePath

 

"Ekka" <Ekka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Could someone please help me locate where the host file is in the

> registry.

> I know where it is using Windows explorer but dont know how to translate

> that to the registry.

> --

> Ekka@DeeWhy

[Guest Ekka]

Re: Host File in the Registry

 

I believe that is it. Now if I export that file using reg.exe would it give

me the contents of the host file? If not any idea on how I would do it by

using the registry not windows explorer.

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Ekka@DeeWhy

 

 

"Code-Curious Mom" wrote:

> Is this what you are looking for?

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DataBasePath

>

> "Ekka" <Ekka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:FD85505B-C039-45EC-9AA7-0A04F78E69C8@microsoft.com...

> > Could someone please help me locate where the host file is in the

> > registry.

> > I know where it is using Windows explorer but dont know how to translate

> > that to the registry.

> > --

> > Ekka@DeeWhy

>

>

>

[Guest Code-Curious Mom]

Re: Host File in the Registry

 

The registry key gives the *location* of the hosts file, not it's entire

contents. You could use that location via commandline instead of the GUI,

but I don't think the actual contents of the hosts file is stored in the

registry.

 

"Ekka" <Ekka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I believe that is it. Now if I export that file using reg.exe would it give

> me the contents of the host file? If not any idea on how I would do it by

> using the registry not windows explorer.

> --

> Ekka@DeeWhy

>

>

> "Code-Curious Mom" wrote:

>

>> Is this what you are looking for?

>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DataBasePath

>>

>> "Ekka" <Ekka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:FD85505B-C039-45EC-9AA7-0A04F78E69C8@microsoft.com...

>> > Could someone please help me locate where the host file is in the

>> > registry.

>> > I know where it is using Windows explorer but dont know how to

>> > translate

>> > that to the registry.

>> > --

>> > Ekka@DeeWhy

>>

>>

>>

[Guest CarlMathews]

Re: Host File in the Registry

 

 

the hosts file is situated at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and u can

modify it using "HostMan". what exactly r u looking 4 in the registry ?

 

 

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Re: Host File in the Registry

 

 

"Ekka" <Ekka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FD85505B-C039-45EC-9AA7-0A04F78E69C8@microsoft.com...

| Could someone please help me locate where the host file is in the registry.

| I know where it is using Windows explorer but dont know how to translate

| that to the registry.

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| Ekka@DeeWhy

 

 

It's not in the registry...

 

you'll find it here.

 

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS

 

open with Notepad or Wordpad

 

 

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[Guest Tom Porterfield]

Re: Host File in the Registry

 

Ekka wrote:

> I believe that is it. Now if I export that file using reg.exe would it give

> me the contents of the host file? If not any idea on how I would do it by

> using the registry not windows explorer.

 

No, that registry key only tells the location of the hosts file. If you

want the contents you'll need to open the hosts file at that location

(%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) and read the contents. There is

no way to get the contents of a file on the hard drive via the registry

editor or reg.exe.

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[Guest Uncle Grumpy]

Re: Host File in the Registry

 

Ekka <Ekka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Now if I export that file using reg.exe would it give

>me the contents of the host file?

 

Opening the host file in any text editor will do that. That's the

only way.

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Host File in the Registry

 

On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 06:02:52 -0500, CarlMathews

<CarlMathews.2tat3o@forums> wrote:

>

> the hosts file is situated at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and u can

> modify it using "HostMan".

 

 

It's just a simple text file. You can easily modify it using notepad,

or any text editor. No special software is required for this.

 

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