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Solved Change permissions on /windows folder
Attempting to change READ ONLY PERMISSIONS on c drive/windows folders
REASON to EDIT HOSTS file in c/windows/system32/drivers/etc folder
windows folder is READ ONLY
FAILED TO CHANGE PERMISSIONS with Default ADMIN acct.
DISCOVERED that the C: Drive was owned by the factory default installer.
ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE OWNERSHIP of the C Drive. limited results.
CANNOT CHANGE PERMISSIONS on WINDOWS FOLDER \
CURRENTLY the main c\windows folder is READ ONLY.
HELP
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I have a little batch file I use to edit the hosts file:
@echo off
%homedrive%
cd %windir%\system32\drivers\etc
attrib -s -h -r hosts
notepad hosts
attrib +s +h +r hosts
Copy and paste this into a EditHosts.bat file and run it from a Elevated Command Prompt .
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP h2207
Screen Resolution
1680x1050@59Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
PSU
500W
Keyboard
Wired USB
Mouse
Wired USB
Internet Speed
3GB Up, 30GB Down
Browser
SeaMonkey
Antivirus
Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
Here is what I did.
I downloaded this zip file to give me a hosts file with lots of sites in it to be blocked.
View attachment hosts.zip
I put it in a new folder by itself & extracted it with 7zip.
I right clicked the mvps.bat file & chose to run it as Administrator.
I got this---
As you can see, the original Hosts file was renamed & saved.
To replace it I simply have to delete the new one & rename the old saved one.
Just showing how I did things.
OS
Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Gateway
CPU
AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
Motherboard
Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
Memory
Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
Sound Card
AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
Screen Resolution
Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
Hard Drives
AMD K140
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name AMD K140
Package Socket FT1 BGA
Technology 40nm
Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
Family F
Extended Family 14
Model 2
Extended Model 2
Stepping 0
Revision ON-C0
Instruction
Browser
Opera 24.0
Antivirus
Avast Internet Security
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I'm trying to remember why I stopped using the MVPS hosts file. Maybe it was a performance degradation? It has over 15,000 entries in it.
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP h2207
Screen Resolution
1680x1050@59Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
PSU
500W
Keyboard
Wired USB
Mouse
Wired USB
Internet Speed
3GB Up, 30GB Down
Browser
SeaMonkey
Antivirus
Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
thanks for the replies. I was unable to take ownership of the c drive.
BEST BUY and windows 8 suck. just saying.
Be nice to all, please?!
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I'm trying to remember why I stopped using the MVPS hosts file. Maybe it was a performance degradation? It has over 15,000 entries in it.
Indeed, it slows down internet by a few hundreds percent. There is no need for HOSTS anyway, extensions usually allows customized HOSTS and adding own webpages like
https://chrismatic.io/ublock
OS
Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo E525
CPU
AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
Memory
6GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
WD 465GB
Cooling
Fusion Tweaker
Keyboard
Logitech K360
Mouse
Logitech M705
Internet Speed
50/50 MBps
Browser
Yandex
Antivirus
No AV & No Firewall
Other Info
Headphones: Sennheiser RS170