VERY FIRST FIND THE FILE "HOSTS" IN XP
(IT HAS NO EXTENSION)
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

OPEN IT.... BY NOTEPAD
U WILL FIND

Information

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 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
127.0.0.1 localhost

:(62):NOW THE TIPS START

ADD THIS LINE TO BLOCK "WGA"
#block wga
127.0.0.1 mpa.one.microsoft.com

ADD THESE LINES TO BLOCK "UPDATES" FOR IDM
#block idm updates
127.0.0.1 tonec.com
127.0.0.1 www.tonec.com
127.0.0.1 registeridm.com
127.0.0.1 www.registeridm.com
127.0.0.1 secure.registeridm.com
127.0.0.1 internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 www.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 secure.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 mirror.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 mirror2.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 mirror3.internetdownloadmanager.com

ADD THESE LINES TO BLOCK "ADVERTISEMENTS" IN PALTALK
#block Paltalk Ads
127.0.0.1 advertising.paltalk.com
127.0.0.1 ad.yieldmanager.com
127.0.0.1 advertising.paltalk.com
127.0.0.1 ads.pno.net
127.0.0.1 ads.x10.com
127.0.0.1 ad1.zendmedia.com
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ALL OVER............. ENJOY i!