Hosts File/Multiple Users

When I use a Hosts file in my Administrator account do the settings cross
over to my Limited User accounts?

Thanks

Mark

Jim
Mon Sep 29 17:24:23 PDT 2008


"Mark" <fred@fred.com> wrote in message
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> When I use a Hosts file in my Administrator account do the settings cross
> over to my Limited User accounts?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
>
What do you mean by "in my Administrator account"?
The only place, that Windows will look for a HOSTS file, is in
\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc. All others, wherever they may be, are
ignored.
The file is read during system boot.
Jim

Mark
Mon Sep 29 17:52:43 PDT 2008

I set up three user accounts. One is a password protected administrator
account that I use when I need to and two are Limited User Accounts for most
everyday stuff. The administrator account is where I installed most of the
programs on this computer.

I don't see how a Hosts file is read during system boot when the Hosts file
is designed to protect my computer from adware, spyware, hijackers, and ads
while surfing the internet.

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Mark

"Jim" <j.n@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Mark" <fred@fred.com> wrote in message
> news:OIAkEmnIJHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> When I use a Hosts file in my Administrator account do the settings cross
>> over to my Limited User accounts?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mark
>>
> What do you mean by "in my Administrator account"?
> The only place, that Windows will look for a HOSTS file, is in
> \Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc. All others, wherever they may be, are
> ignored.
> The file is read during system boot.
> Jim
>

The
Mon Sep 29 17:53:54 PDT 2008

Yes.

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"Mark" <fred@fred.com> wrote in message
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> When I use a Hosts file in my Administrator account do the settings cross
> over to my Limited User accounts?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
>

Mark
Mon Sep 29 18:11:23 PDT 2008

Thank you.


"The Real Truth MVP" <toidi@tpap.com> wrote in message
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> Yes.
>
> --
> Ignore any posts made by the Stalker Leythos, he's still in love with me.
> He started stalking me after I spurned his advances towards me.
> He said he would stop Stalking me If I stopped mentioning his name.
> As you can see that does not work. He is a sick obsessive STALKER.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mark" <fred@fred.com> wrote in message
> news:OIAkEmnIJHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> When I use a Hosts file in my Administrator account do the settings cross
>> over to my Limited User accounts?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mark
>>
>

Curt
Mon Sep 29 19:14:13 PDT 2008

Hi Mark,

Yes, I believe the HOSTS file would be read for all accounts. And, yes
again, a HOSTS file read only during boot-up *would* indeed be useless.

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"Mark" <fred@fred.com> wrote in message
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> When I use a Hosts file in my Administrator account do the settings cross
> over to my Limited User accounts?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
>

David
Mon Sep 29 19:14:17 PDT 2008

From: "Mark" <fred@fred.com>

| I set up three user accounts. One is a password protected administrator
| account that I use when I need to and two are Limited User Accounts for most
| everyday stuff. The administrator account is where I installed most of the
| programs on this computer.

| I don't see how a Hosts file is read during system boot when the Hosts file
| is designed to protect my computer from adware, spyware, hijackers, and ads
| while surfing the internet.

| http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

| Mark

It is read on boot. It is interpreted as needed and is read prior to performing a DNS
query. It is not a per user file, it is a OS file taken from NFS and standard TCP/IP
configuration.

I'm glad you mention the MVP Hosts file.

You were replied to by a fake MS MVP - "The Real Truth MVP <toidi@tpap.com>"
Whose site, PCBUTTS1.Com is blocked by the MVP Hosts file.


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The
Mon Sep 29 19:21:14 PDT 2008

The truth about the David Lipman Troll
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SUNA_enUS264US265&q=David+H%2e+Lipman+Troll+Extraordinaire+
The Troll has gone crazy
http://pcbutts1-therealtruth.blogspot.com/


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He started stalking me after I spurned his advances towards me.
He said he would stop Stalking me If I stopped mentioning his name.
As you can see that does not work. He is a sick obsessive STALKER.





"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> From: "Mark" <fred@fred.com>
>
> | I set up three user accounts. One is a password protected administrator
> | account that I use when I need to and two are Limited User Accounts for
> most
> | everyday stuff. The administrator account is where I installed most of
> the
> | programs on this computer.
>
> | I don't see how a Hosts file is read during system boot when the Hosts
> file
> | is designed to protect my computer from adware, spyware, hijackers, and
> ads
> | while surfing the internet.
>
> | http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>
> | Mark
>
> It is read on boot. It is interpreted as needed and is read prior to
> performing a DNS
> query. It is not a per user file, it is a OS file taken from NFS and
> standard TCP/IP
> configuration.
>
> I'm glad you mention the MVP Hosts file.
>
> You were replied to by a fake MS MVP - "The Real Truth MVP
> <toidi@tpap.com>"
> Whose site, PCBUTTS1.Com is blocked by the MVP Hosts file.
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>

Mark
Mon Sep 29 21:45:58 PDT 2008

Thank you David. That was a very good explanation.

Mark


"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> From: "Mark" <fred@fred.com>
>
> | I set up three user accounts. One is a password protected administrator
> | account that I use when I need to and two are Limited User Accounts for
> most
> | everyday stuff. The administrator account is where I installed most of
> the
> | programs on this computer.
>
> | I don't see how a Hosts file is read during system boot when the Hosts
> file
> | is designed to protect my computer from adware, spyware, hijackers, and
> ads
> | while surfing the internet.
>
> | http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>
> | Mark
>
> It is read on boot. It is interpreted as needed and is read prior to
> performing a DNS
> query. It is not a per user file, it is a OS file taken from NFS and
> standard TCP/IP
> configuration.
>
> I'm glad you mention the MVP Hosts file.
>
> You were replied to by a fake MS MVP - "The Real Truth MVP
> <toidi@tpap.com>"
> Whose site, PCBUTTS1.Com is blocked by the MVP Hosts file.
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>

N
Mon Sep 29 23:05:50 PDT 2008

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:52:43 -0400, Mark wrote:

> I don't see how a Hosts file is read during system boot when the Hosts file
> is designed to protect my computer from adware, spyware, hijackers, and ads
> while surfing the internet.

Actually, the 'hosts' file was designed to map "Fully Qualified Domain
Names" (FQDNs) to IP addresses. It was *the* original DNS system, before the
DNS system was designed, and deployed.

I still use my 'hosts' file primarily for its intended purpose. On my LAN, I
set up pseudo-static IP addresses (based on my router), and map the device
names to the IP addresses.

The 'hosts' file is "global" in effect; and, yes, it is read on system boot,
along with other networking apps.

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Norman
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~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

N
Tue Sep 30 01:30:07 PDT 2008

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:05:50 -0700, N. Miller wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:52:43 -0400, Mark wrote:
>
>> I don't see how a Hosts file is read during system boot when the Hosts file
>> is designed to protect my computer from adware, spyware, hijackers, and ads
>> while surfing the internet.
>
> Actually, the 'hosts' file was designed to map "Fully Qualified Domain
> Names" (FQDNs) to IP addresses. It was *the* original DNS system, before the
> DNS system was designed, and deployed.
>
> I still use my 'hosts' file primarily for its intended purpose. On my LAN, I
> set up pseudo-static IP addresses (based on my router), and map the device
> names to the IP addresses.
>
> The 'hosts' file is "global" in effect; and, yes, it is read on system boot,
> along with other networking apps.

To correct that last, it is read any time your system makes a DNS request.

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