"Hosts" file locked

Please download HostsXpert and unzip it to your desktop, Do not run it yet.

Next.

Download OTM by Old Timer and save it to your Desktop.

Right-click OTM.exe And select " Run as administrator " to run it.

• Right-click then copy the following code, Do not include the word Code.
  
  Code:

  :Files
  C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
  
  :Commands
  [emptytemp]
  [start explorer]
  [Reboot]
  

  • Return to OTM, right-click then paste the code into the blank box below http://billy-oneal.com/Canned%20Speeches/speechimages/OTM/pasteline.png
  • Next click on the largehttp://billy-oneal.com/Canned%20Speeches/speechimages/OTM/btnmoveit.png button.
  • OTM may ask to reboot the machine. Please do so if asked.
  • Copy everything in the Results window (under the green bar), and paste it in your next reply.
  
  

NOTE: If you are unable to copy/paste from this window (as will be the case if the machine was rebooted), open Notepad (Start->All Programs->Accessories->Notepad), click File->Open, in the File Name box enter *.log and press the Enter key, navigate to the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles folder, and open the newest .log file present, and copy/paste the contents of that document back here in your next post.

Next.

• Double click on HostsXpert.exe to launch the programme.
• When prompted with:
  HOSTS file does not exist, press OK to create HOSTS file, Cancel to quit.
• Select OK.
• Check to see if top button on left hand side says Make Writable?
  • If it does. click on it then proceed to next instruction.
  • If not, just proceed to next instruction
• Click on Restore MS Hosts File to restore your Hosts file to its default condition
• When prompted to confirm, click OK.
• Click on the Download button (lower left hand side)
  • Click on MVPs Hosts... button.
  • Click on Replace button.
  • Press OK in the box that pops up. (HostsXpert will now download and update your Hosts file)
• When finished.
  • Click on File Handling button.
  • Click on Make Read Only? to secure it against infection.
• Exit the programme.

 

He is free to try doing it with Combo. Have at it.

EDIT: Combo won't run on your system.

 

Right, it will not work on 64 bit systems.