How to Replace Files With No Extension

Overwrite a Hosts File with No Extension

• 1). Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the “Windows\System32\drivers\etc” directory in the left pane. To find another file, click the “Start” button and type *filename* (the file name surrounded by asterisks). Press the “Enter” key. The Windows Search feature will locate all indexed files with the specified name.
  
  
• 2). Right-click inside the right pane of Windows Explorer and select “New”.
  
  
• 3). Select “Text Document” from the available new file types. Notepad will launch with a blank page open.
  
  
• 4). Type the following two lines into the new text file, without quotes:
  
  “127.0.0.1 localhost”
  
  “::1 localhost”
  
  
• 5). Click the “File” link, and then click “Save As” from the top menu.
  
  
• 6). Type “Hosts”, with quotes into the “File Name” input box.
  
  
• 7). Click the “Save” button.
  
  
• 8). Click “Yes” to confirm the overwriting operation. The new Hosts file will be saved, without a file extension, over the old Hosts file.
  
  

Rename a Hosts File with No Extension

• 1). Right-click on the file, and then select “Rename” from the context menu. The file name will highlight for typing.
  
  
• 2). Type “Host2” or another name into the text input area.
  
  
• 3). Click the desktop, or just click outside the highlighted area to save the new file name. The file name will save without a file extension.