How the F? Forcing Google to local on Windows 7 Home Basic

[FibreOptic]

Someone please help me. I put this [notepad %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts] into run and I then get an access denied error. What should I do? On windows xp this method works fine but it doesnt seem to work on Windows 7 home basic.

 

[AstroTurf]

browse there manually after killing UAC

 

[FibreOptic]

UAC ??????????????????????

 

[FibreOptic]

How do I kill UAC?

 

[bubbatentoe]

start/run (windows button + r)
type "msconfig", enter
click on Tools,
click on "change AUC settings"
click "launch"
drag the slider down to the bottom.
click OK
reboot

(far as I recall there's an easier way as)


PS: to force Google to go to Google.com and not Google.co.za make your home page http://www.google.com/ncr
(no country redirect)

 

[CamiKaze]

go to run, type msconfig, there should be a "services" tab, you can disable it there if I remember it correctly. There is another option in control panel but I cant remember where, im not on my personal pc so cant help now.

 

[AstroTurf]

start and type user account into the search programs and files button

one of he options is change user account control settings, click on it and turn it off.

 

[FibreOptic]

Thanx, working perfectly!!!!!