64.236.24.28 xxx.com

64.236.24.28 www.xxx.com

to the file c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. If you type www.xxx.com then you are redirected to CNN. The change takes effect immediately. (Reboot is recommended).

Our users have generic hosts files as a consequence of receiving cloned drive images when the machines were first put into service or repaired after a crash. So you go with what you have. Rename the existing hosts file for backup then copy over a revised hosts. This method avoids cumbersome programming labor that creates a handle, opens a file, appends a file and closes a file.

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