How To Block Websties Without Software

There are many reason why you need to know how to block a website. Some of the most common reasons are you have been targeted by spammers who use adware and popups to attack your PC. Other reasons may be to prevent your children from having access to certain site content such as porn and gambling. 


A - How To Block website Using Windows XP
Steps: 
1] Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
2] Find the file named "HOSTS"
3] Open it in notepad
4] Under "127.0.0.1 localhost" Add 127.0.0.2 www.sitenameyouwantblocked.com ,
and that site will no longer be accessable.
5] Done!

-So-
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.2 www.blockedsite.com
-->www.blockedsite.com is now unaccessable<--
For every site after that you want to add, just add "1" to
the last number in the internal ip (127.0.0.2) and then the addy like before.
IE: 127.0.0.3 www.blablabla.com
127.0.0.4 www.blablabla.com
127.0.0.5 www.blablabla.com
etc
B - How to Block using Internet Explorer
1. Load your Internet explorer
2. Click Tools 
3. Click Internet Options
4. Click the Privacy tab 
5. Under the Privacy window, Click Sites
6. Type in the site address that you want to Block and Click OK.