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windows:edit-hosts-file [2014-08-29 21:50:36]
rory.blanchard 		windows:edit-hosts-file [2015-01-13 01:33:40]
rory.blanchard [Windows 7 and Vista]
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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 =====
-Administrator.+
  
 1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories 1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories
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 +<note>Make sure not to have anything else on the line other than the numbers and the domain name, otherwise it will not work.</note>
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 You will need to substitute the IP address for your server's IP, and the domain name needs to be substituted for your domain name. You will need to substitute the IP address for your server's IP, and the domain name needs to be substituted for your domain name.
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