Archive for April, 2008
[Internet] How To Block Websties Without Software
Steps:
1] Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
2] Find the file named “HOSTS”
3] Open it in notepad
4] Under “127.0.0.1 localhost” Add 127.0.0.2 www.sitenameyouwantblocked.com , and that site will no longer be accessable.
5] Done!
-So-
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.2 www.blockedsite.com
–>www.blockedsite.com is now unaccessable<–
For every site after that you want to add, just add “1? to the last number in the internal ip (127.0.0.2) and then [...]
Change The Default Location For Installing Apps
As the size of hardrives increase, more people are using partitions to seperate and store groups of files.
XP uses the C:\Program Files directory as the default base directory into which new programs are installed. However, you can change the default installation drive and/ or directory by using a Registry hack.
Run the Registry Editor (regedit)and go [...]
Installing IIS On Windows Xp Professional
If you are running Windows XP Professional on your computer you can install Microsoft’s web server, Internet Information Server 5.1 (IIS) for free from the Windows XP Pro installation CD and configure it to run on your system by following the instructions below:
Place the Windows XP Professional CD-Rom into your CD-Rom Drive.
Open ‘Add/Remove Windows [...]
