Stop Internet Explorer from accessing certain Websites?

I can imagine that there are people who would really like to stop Internet Explorer from accessing numerous Websites, due to the possibilty of viruses, and rather "Unfit" material that "Junior" or "Juness", may be picking up from some of their Favorite Places. You can use the Windows 'Hosts' file to achieve this-----

In Windows XP, the hosts file is found here:




C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts



Once you have found the hosts file, right click it and select Properties. Uncheck the "Read-Only" attribute (if checked). Click OK.



Double click the 'Hosts' file and select "Notepad" from the list of programs to open it with.



Once you have the hosts file open in Notepad, you will see an entry such as:



127.0.0.1 localhost



To block a certain web page from loading, add the following:



127.0.0.1 www.webpage.com



Your Hosts file will now look like this:



127.0.0.1 localhost

127.0.0.1 www.webpage.com



Add as many web addresses as you like in the same fashion.



Once you are finished, go up to 'File' and click 'Save'.



The web pages listed in your 'Hosts' file should be blocked from access. It may be necessary for you to reboot your computer for these changes to take effect.