Hi @Fragment a little more info?: When do you get from what app a failure message and how does it read?

As I don't know about your PC knowledge I would even consider beginner's mistakes:

First idea would be: OK, you have an altered "hosts" file but, does it reside in the right place?
To test if you are fiddleling on the correct file, add a line like
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
save the hosts and check if you can reach facebook. If not, your hosts is the right one.

Second idea: Is the process giving the error allowed to open the "hosts" file? If not, restart the process with right mouse and "run as administrator"

Third idea: Did you open the "hosts" file with the text editor and saved it to "hosts.txt" (standard for notepad) by accident. If so, you need to change it back to hosts as the file has no extension like .txt and won't be found by processes looking for "hosts" only.
If you told Windows not to show file extensions, you should change it to show them (I never unterstood why it is standard behaviour not to show them)

Fouth idea: If the last line in your "hosts" file isn't ended with a CR/LF character (carriage return/linefeed) the R2R command file adds the two lines directly behind the last line. In this case, the setup process will not recognise the two lines in the "hosts" file correctly. Just place at least one "Enter" with your texteditor just before the R2R entries. It should read something like this now:

127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com

127.0.0.1 www.r2rdownload.com
127.0.0.1 www.elephantafiles.com

 

Last edited: Nov 12, 2017

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i'm a brilliant noob here.. copy and save the hosts file, but still appears "You need to add line below.."

 

Just write it, you do not have to block websites. Thank you Team, you are legends

 

Thanks for the 'ideas' but none of them helped.
It's not cool from R2R to do go this way at least for me it's a hustle and I'm not able to install their latest releases ... sad

ATM my host file is this:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
#
127.0.0.1 www.r2rdownload.com
127.0.0.1 www.elephantafiles.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Your hostfile doesn't look like you applied twoheart's fourth 'idea'. Not cool.

 

Sorry just a copy paste mistake. I tried every tips I could found here in the forum. But still get a error message. I also disable my security software with no success.

----------

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
#
#
# 127.0.0.1 www.r2rdownload.com
# 127.0.0.1 www.elephantafiles.com
#
#

 

What happens when you click on this www.r2rdownload.com ? Do you get an error?

 

Ok, but now the lines are commented (#) out, and will have no effect? Hope you find a solution =)

 

I've was able to reach the site until I blocked it wiht my FW (Comodo). So the problem is maybe still Comodo? However I do not understand this because the installer check the host file and not the ability to reach the website, or? And my host file seems correct or? Plus, I disable my security software with no success ....

Thanks for all you help

 

Last edited: Dec 1, 2017

with your firewall disabled (shut off), you shouldn't be able to reach the website (you should get an error in your browser). If you *can* reach the site (with all your firewalls disabled), this means that the file you've edited/saved is not the HOSTS file your system is using.

 

I know. I meant with my FW running I was able to reach the site until I blocked it via FW. When the FW was turned off I was able to reach the site. Sorry my english is not that good.

 

Last edited: Dec 1, 2017

I read in another topic that FW or antivirus can protect your host file and render editing of it useless (https://audiosex.pro/threads/host-file-etc-host.32662/#post-298287) when the FW is running, and so block any change in them. That's what seems to be happening in your situation. you probably have an option to disable that behavior somewhere in comodo.

 

Then the file you are editing is not the real hosts file.
Make sure the file you're editing is in windows/system32/drivers/etc/
Make sure the file you're saving has no extension (Notepad will add .txt by default, saving it as "hosts.txt," you don't want that).
In folder options, tell win to show system files & show extensions for known file types, and post a screen capture like the one I posted above.

Edit: and what @Talmi just said

 

Here's your problem:

Your virus scanner is commenting out your new lines.

 

Thanks. I altered the file again and now I can not reach the blocked sites (no matter if the FW is on or off). So it seems the hosts file is correct. However I still can not install

 

Have you saved the file? (either that, or your computer's clock is way off)

 

^At worst, you'll land on your server's root when you try to reach one of the blocked sites.