Backdoor Entry? Direct to booking form?

[eFestivals]

How do I find the hosts file? whats it likely to be saved as?

'hosts' or 'HOSTS' (with no file extension).

[airds]

For those still struggling on Windows 7 PCs

Click start button

In "search programs and files" type notepad

when notepad appears in your menu, right click on it and the left click on "Run as administrator"

when notepad opens, click "file" then "open"

navigate to "c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc" then change box in the bottom right from "Text Documents (*.txt)" to "All Files (*.*)"

you will then see "hosts" file, open it and do the edit

Then "File" then "save"

HTH

[darkfish]

Make sure to select "all files" in the dropdown box in notepad rather than "Text Documents". This got me for a few minutes!

[Douzeper]

Got straight in, Neil i feckin love you!

[DL50]

still makes no sense dude where is the dropdown menu??

It doesnt let me save anything on notepad!

[pouxin]

Neil you are a genius, and we all love you very much.

[jris]

saying the path and file name are not correct

what am i doing wrong?

[chewbacca]

worked at a friends pc - THANK YOU!!

[dunc55]

save the hosts file into the same place.

restart your browser.

go to http://glastonbury.seetickets.com in your browser

- that's it.

[The Pink Peril]

Neil, I <3 you. Seriously, with the number of people on here you won't need to buy a pint all weekend!

[stf]

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.

[APPLES77]

Neil

Thank you so much - words cant describe how happy you have made me

[papeman]

Nope, still nothing doing. Is anyone able to help out with getting me booked up at all if they can get to the reg input page?

[Migraine]

Neil, I will be another person who owes you a cider next year.

Thanks

[binkibonko]

Worked first time, thank you very much!

[ThomThomDrum]

This trick is brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Managed to get on 3 times using it and getting 16 tickets!! Woo Hoo!

[Steve P]

Now i discover i've no idea what my admin password is, bugger

[MrMac]

Six big "thank yous" from my group Neil!

[manateemike]

I'm off to book a sex change so i can have your future children Neil...............might want to put a bag over my head though

Thank you soooo very much

[millionaire]

where to save to?

should the notepad prog close when you click save?

argh *cries*

[Englishdragon]

worked for me but wont work again now!!!!!!!

Edited October 7, 2012 by Leeds_Brett

[WillyVWade]

Could someone make a batch file to add that host line? I would but it's been a while and I'd probably just knock everybodies internet out.

[okerich]

How are people getting tickets before 9am?

[DeclarationOfWar]

Incredible, what a tip! Pays to be somebody that's aware of EFestivals on mornings like this! 8 BIG thank you's - you won't be struggling for a drink next year that's for sure

[Electro_Munky]

Worked for me on Mac using Safari and:

https://github.com/specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane/downloads

with 194.168.202.201 and glastonbury.seetickets.com

Thank you for sharing!