nikki605 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Nikki one at a time comment each of the blocked items in hostxpert close the browser Reopen the browser to the movie, then when it plays use hostxpert's whitelist feature. When ever you update host file (use replace in hostxpert not merge) go to whitelist feature and choose remove whitelist items. I may give that a try. I haven't had Homer installed long enough to play around with all it's options & features. The "video" I am trying to watch is live broadcasts, not a movie or stored video like on YouTube. There may only be a live broadcast once every few days, so it will take me awhile to actually try it. I'll have to wait for a live feed to be scheduled. Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted September 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted September 5, 2013 I may give that a try. I haven't had Homer installed long enough to play around with all it's options & features. The "video" I am trying to watch is live broadcasts, not a movie or stored video like on YouTube. There may only be a live broadcast once every few days, so it will take me awhile to actually try it. I'll have to wait for a live feed to be scheduled. homer has no featuresAll of what I listed is in hostxpert ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki605 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Fat-fingered. I meant HostXpert. Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted October 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted October 21, 2013 MVPS hosts update 21st October http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks hazel. Vigilant as always winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted October 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks hazel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted December 7, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2013 MVPS hosts update 6th December http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki605 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thanks for the heads-up. I've used the mvps hosts file for several years. A couple months ago I installed HostsXpert but continued updating the hosts file manually. Today, I tried to use the update function of HostsXpert to get the update, but it didn't work. I get a couple messages, but always end up with "HostsXpert Cannot connect to the website." Before that I also get a message about the DNSClient Service is running, but I just clicked on OK to proceed. Has anyone else used HostsXpert to successfully update the mvps hosts file? Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted December 7, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2013 I get a couple messages, but always end up with "HostsXpert Cannot connect to the website." Before that I also get a message about the DNSClient Service is running, but I just clicked on OK to proceed. Has anyone else used HostsXpert to successfully update the mvps hosts file? I haven't tried December's but I've never had trouble with updating using merge (i add sort but that's not relevant). Outside of XP (I.e in vista/7/8 ) I have just ignored dns warning, with no issue. EDIT: make sure you're running xpert as admin ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki605 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I should have mentioned that this was on the Win7 laptop. Anyway, running it as Admin fixed the problem (oops). I was able to download & replace the file with no issue, ignoring the DNS warning. Thanks, Nergal for pointing me in the right direction. Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Can someone verify against their installed copy of the current MVPS HOSTS file! I went to block a tracking site and noticed that perhaps MVPS has the wrong localhost saved in it as in for all of the 13951 sites listed from the MVPS download? To block the sites we'd normally see stuff like this (I'm choosing the very first site address listed in the current MVPS (Updated December-06-2013)): 127.0.0.1 fr.a2dfp.net However, the current MVPS (Updated December-06-2013) has this listed: 0.0.0.0 fr.a2dfp.net It's saved to block via 0.0.0.0, but it's hosts file only has this set as the localhost at the top (which to me means it wouldn't work, but I'm not sure): 127.0.0.1 localhost ::1 localhost #[IPv6] If 0.0.0.0 blocking was going to work, I'd think it would need to be this: 127.0.0.1 localhost 0.0.0.0 localhost ::1 localhost #[IPv6] Edited December 22, 2013 by Andavari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted December 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2013 Any help here? http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=356923 Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2013 That answers it, however the maintainer needs to change the part in the HOSTS file where it reads "This *must* be the first line: 127.0.0.1 localhost". I'd think they'd also need to input it like this for all Windows OSes to understand it and use it properly (but I'm no expert in this, it's just the experience I've gathered over the years.): 127.0.0.1 localhost 0.0.0.0 localhost ::1 localhost #[IPv6] I've personally changed all mine being I'm on WinXP, it's not a big deal for a text editor to swap 0.0.0.0 with 127.0.0.1 since I'll never use IE11 to have the issues discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted December 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2013 it's not a big deal for a text editor to swap 0.0.0.0 with 127.0.0.1 since I'll never use IE11 to have the issues discussed. I don't have my computer up but I'm pretty sure HostXpert has a one click button to switch from 127 to 0 and back ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 23, 2013 I think HostsMan can switch between them too if I'm remembering correctly, however I haven't used it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 np++ has a find and replace option as well, and it can be applied to all instances at once winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 23, 2013 I used Metapad to replace them all in one go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki605 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The change is explained on the mvps website: http://msmvps.com/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2013/12/06/1872125.aspx Read the Important Note just below the Donate button. Win10 Pro x64 Desktop (Speccy) - Win10 Pro x64 Laptop (Speccy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted January 9, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 9, 2014 MVPS hosts file update 8th Jan http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 9, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 9, 2014 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Thanks! winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 9, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 9, 2014 Thank you. I just wish MVPS would update their page with a big in-your-face download button, it's always so difficult to find the hosts.zip text hiding amongst the other text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted February 7, 2014 Moderators Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) If your download speeds and computer is slow for any particular reason while using a large HOSTS file have a look into the Services. Something and I don't know what re-enabled the DNS Client on my system, had to set it back to Manual. Edited February 7, 2014 by Andavari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) I need DNS Client for homegroup (laptop plays files from this computer etc). HostsMan is a great tool to update & check & edit the hosts-file. I've noticed significant slowness in OS start & responsiveness while using a huge hosts-file & DNS client enabled (not just network slowness). Edited February 8, 2014 by nodles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted February 8, 2014 Moderators Share Posted February 8, 2014 HostsMan is a great tool to update & check & edit the hosts-file. HostsMan has never ran correctly on my system, I use HostsXpert without issue which was mentioned by Nergal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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