How Do You Block Access To A Website?

[buffymad]

My sister wants to block access to a website that she's found out her boyfriend goes on (don't ask!!).

I thought it was a case of going into Tools, Internet Options and changing your privacy settings (I found this on the internet somewhere!) but she says that doesn't seem to have worked. Someone mentioned another way of doing this - typing some sort of command into your notepad - does that sound correct and if so, how do you do it?

What happens once the website is blocked? Would her boyfriend get a message saying it had been blocked or would it just not "connect"??

Any replies (in layman's terms please!) gratefully received!! As I told her, I might work on computers every day, but that doesn't mean I understand them!!

[benny3008]

Have you tried google, there should be loads of info on there. Hope this helps. :-)

[benny3008]

Here is a site that may help, depends if you want it done on XP though.

[benny3008]

http://www.5starsupport.com/xp-faq/1-98.htm oops forgot to post link lol always do that

[rojash]

Add it to your hosts file and point it to localhost (127.0.0.1)

[buffymad]

How do you get into the hosts file? Sorry, I'm just asking all the questions I know my sis is going to ask me if I print off the instructions!!

[MTbowels]

Follow the instructions in the link given by benny3008 to find the hosts file. Follow the rest of the instructions on the page.