Clear and simple. The path for the
windows system32 host location
is c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
on most systems.
On linux systems it is in /etc/hosts
so that part makes sense to me, but I have no idea why it is in the drivers folder.
Remember if you want to edit the hosts file you may need to have “administrator access” which can be done by right clicking “Notepad” and choosing “Run As Administrator” and then opening the file with Notepad. Otherwise you might be able to view the file but you will get an erro when saving it. Make a backup before you start
Other windows system32 host location
Windows 95/98/Me
c:\windows\hosts
Win2k, Windows NT/2000/XP Pro
c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Windows XP Home
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts