HowTo: Block Adobe Activation using the Hosts file
HowTo: Block Adobe Activation using the Hosts file Adobe applications includes an activation mechanism since version 8.0 (CS) and later. You can prevent the application from calling-home by manipulating the system's Hosts file. After we update the host file, when the application will try to contact the activation server it will be redirected to the loop-back address 127.0.0.1 and therefore will be blocked. The Hosts file is a static name-resolution table that overrides the system's DNS server settings. it can be edited using any text-editor such as Notepad. the file is located at: %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Please note that the file has no extension. To find the file manually: 1. Open "My Computer" 2. Open Drive C 3. Open Windows folder 4. Open System32 folder 5. Open Drivers folder 6. Open Etc folder 7. Double-click the hosts file and choose to open using Notepad when you're asked. ** if you get "access denied" errors when tryin