Backdoor Entry? Direct to booking form?

[RossTC]

what is this? please explain? ive found the host page??

[MEGABOWL]

Neil, I owe you several pints of cider! Worked for me, straight through

[millionaire]

*cries*

I WISH I understood even a little of that

[mdct]

Top tip, worked for me

thanks very much - 4 tickets bought

[sisterofmercy]

Where is the host page?

[hallamboy]

OK, how do you do about that with a Mac?

[muffin]

anyone know how to do this on a mac? (hides)

[mungo57]

I know I am the admin, I ve found and edited the host file, but it saves as a text file rather than the original file and that makes no difference lol

[GlastoSimon]

Thank you so much eFestivals, worked immediately!

EVERYONE DO IT!

[bozzard]

how do you open it as an administrator? confused

[Gnomicide]

I am clearly thick and don't get this at all. Notepad as in the program notepad?

[Al2006]

yeah i can't sort the admin stuff either - there is no option to open as admin

[eFestivals]

anyone know how to do this on a mac? (hides)

it's exactly the same - you need to edit your hosts file.

What I can't tell you is where your hosts file is located.

[modey]

You can try this - it's what I did, and I'm sorted, tho it's perhaps just coincidence....

Edit your hosts file...

on windows 7 you need to open notepad first by right clicking and open as administrator, then browse to the hosts file

On win XP edit c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS

and add "194.168.202.201 glastonbury.seetickets.com" (without the quotes, and as a new line)

save HOSTS file to same place.

Restart your browser.

It can't hurt, and it's not a dodgy link.

[chickenfire]

Worked first time for me too!

Neil, I think I'm a little bit in love

For people (with a pc) struggling, just right click on notepad and click run as adminastrator, then go to file, open then click to, System32/drivers/ect then open the hosts file. Put what efestivals said at the bottom of that. Click save and open your browser again. Go on see tickets and you should get there first time.

[surfwaves]

can someone explain in idiots term as i am do not understanding?

[rachmac]

Amazing thank you

[hazeyb]

Neil, you will be swimming in beer this year. thank you.

For everyone struggling with admin. Assuming windows;

Click the start button. Search for Wordpad, Right Click and select 'Run as Administrator' then load that file and edit it as Neil suggests.

Bingo. Roberts your mothers brother.

[cartonio]

thanks neil!!!!!!!! got 9 tickets, all of my group sorted out thanks to this tip!!!!

[lazyred]

Won't entering the IP address directly in the browser have the same effect as editing the HOSTS file?

[diskovolante]

Instructions for a mac are here:

http://www.webhostinghub.com/support/domain-names/dns-nameserver-changes/change-hosts-file-on-a-mac

It works!

[ollyrag]

Worked a treat. Thanks to Niel - yet again.

This is the first time since 2002 (the year of the fence) that I've managed to get tickets before April

[papeman]

Not making any difference to me at all

[chewbacca]

okay, did it, doesnt work until now, but maybe it will . thanks anyway!

[mrgrieves]

Got straight through and booked tickets after doing this - Neil, thanks a million!