Fix c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc not resolving hosts to ip address.
Before starting make sure that you have already modified correctly your
%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file
Verify that the path is your registry is pointing to the correct path
The default value should be
Check that you are resolving correctly by using the ping command, it will show the resolved ip address even if unable to ping.
Don't use nslookup since it seems to ignore the hosts file by default.
Run (theorically useless ... but who knows) this command to flush the nameservers
Verify that the hosts file have no extensions, just "hosts".
Make sure that there are no special characters inside the file.
If it's a system issue run
Another possibility is to reset your hosts file with this microsoft fix
https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/kb/972034
Before starting make sure that you have already modified correctly your
%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file
Verify that the path is your registry is pointing to the correct path
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DataBasePath
The default value should be
%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc
Check that you are resolving correctly by using the ping command, it will show the resolved ip address even if unable to ping.
Don't use nslookup since it seems to ignore the hosts file by default.
Run (theorically useless ... but who knows) this command to flush the nameservers
ipconfig /flushdnsIf you are using a browser remember to clear all your cache.
Verify that the hosts file have no extensions, just "hosts".
Make sure that there are no special characters inside the file.
If it's a system issue run
sfc /scannow
Another possibility is to reset your hosts file with this microsoft fix
https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/kb/972034
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