I have a new laptop (Lenovo) running Windows 8.1 and have set up a WAMP server for website development. I need to modify my Host file to set up a Virtual Host. I have always used Windows OS, but not very knowledgeable about tech stuff beyond what I need to know for website development. The problem I have is that my C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc folder is not there.
I started out by having problems setting up an Administrator account. I tried to run lusrmgr.msc and no luck. On my Computer Management screen the Users and Groups folders were missing from Local Users and Groups. I thought maybe the Lenovo installed version of Windows was not full featured, so I paid $100 to upgrade to Windows 8.1 Pro. After the upgrade I was able to access the administrator account and the Users and Groups folders were visible.
But my C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc folder is still missing. I had noticed it was missing before I upgraded to Windows 8.1 Pro, so I don't think that had anything to do with it.
Any ideas? I have been stuck on this for 2 days.
I started out by having problems setting up an Administrator account. I tried to run lusrmgr.msc and no luck. On my Computer Management screen the Users and Groups folders were missing from Local Users and Groups. I thought maybe the Lenovo installed version of Windows was not full featured, so I paid $100 to upgrade to Windows 8.1 Pro. After the upgrade I was able to access the administrator account and the Users and Groups folders were visible.
But my C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc folder is still missing. I had noticed it was missing before I upgraded to Windows 8.1 Pro, so I don't think that had anything to do with it.
Any ideas? I have been stuck on this for 2 days.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz
- Motherboard
- ACPA x64
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD
- Browser
- Mozilla FireFox
- Antivirus
- McAfee