How to Restrict a Website in Vista

[DarKJediKnight]

I've tried the Windows>System>Drivers>Etc>Hosts but the edits cannot be saved in Vista (mine is Home Basic) and I use dynamic IP addressing which I prefer for own purposes. So how do I do it?

 

[Malice]

I dont have vista with me, but in other OS's from microsoft its been the same...
YOu can edit it, but it wont save it?

 

[V1P3Rt3Ch]

You SHOULD be able to save it if you're an administrator.

Instead of setting the restricted website to your IP, set it to the loopback address 127.0.0.1.

 

[D-Man22]

Can't you just go into control panel and change the Firewall exceptions?

 

[V1P3Rt3Ch]

Can't you just go into control panel and change the Firewall exceptions?

I didn't think vista had the capability to restrict a website based on the URL through firewall rules. My VM of vista doesn't.

 

[Mixairian]

You can save them.

1. Open the host file as a text file.
2. Save it onto your desktop.
3. Rename the old host file to host.old.
4. Copy the text file host.txt into your windows/system32/drivers/etc folder.
5. Remove the txt extensions
6. ??????
7. Profit

Or you could just use Vista Parental Controls.