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| When you are setting up a new website, you may not want to wait for the domain records to propagate. You can make an edit to your host file to tell your computer where the records are supposed to resolve. | When you are setting up a new website, you may not want to wait for the domain records to propagate. You can make an edit to your host file to tell your computer where the records are supposed to resolve. | ||
| - | Vista and Windows 7 use User Account Control so Notepad must be run as | + | ===== Windows 7 and Vista ===== |
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| 1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories | 1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories | ||
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| You will need to substitute the IP address for your server' | You will need to substitute the IP address for your server' | ||
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| Once you have added that, just click save and then you'll be able to go straight to your new site. | Once you have added that, just click save and then you'll be able to go straight to your new site. | ||
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