Addition of administrative rights: why such a headache?

So I found these instructions for adding administrator rights to my user name, but it does nothing.  I added the user, but still I can't yet change my Hosts file in System32.

Right click on my computer
Click on manage
Expand local users and groups
Click on groups
Double-click on administrators
Click Add
Enter the name of the account on this machine that you want to assign administrator privileges for.
OK your way back.

These instructions are correct for XP SP3?  When I go to administrators in the group I see my username in the box as well as the administrator.  In the description, it says I have full and unrestricted access.  However, in Documents and Settings, I don't see this user name.

Clear as mud.  Makes no sense to me.

Can someone please explain this?

What editor do you use to edit this file?  I assume you are using Notepad.  Notepad is really stubborn that way.  Yes, there is a little trick.

To save a file in Notepad without the extension, you must do one
File-> save as
Then change the 'Type' in 'All Files '.
Then, you must save your file named "hosts".  Note that you must include the period after "hosts", but nothing after the period.  Then, she will save without extension.

Alternatively, you can save the file as "hosts.txt", then rename the file "hosts" in "hosts.old", then rename the file "hosts".txt "hosts".  So, if you want, delete the file "hosts.old".

HTH,
JW

Tags: Windows

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