DNS CLINT EVENT1012 : There was an error while attempting to read the local hosts file.

Question

HI,

I have tried all to hosts file update and sfc scann and also clean reinstall windows. still error showing in envent id randamly i cant catch reason for not read local hosts file.

There was an error while attempting to read the local hosts file. event id : 1012, DNS Client Events.

Plz help me for resolving this error.

Answer 1

The HOSTS file should be located here: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

If it is not present that would explain the error, otherwise open it with a text editor and check for corruption.

Answer 2

Windows no longer uses HOSTS by default and provides a "blank" version which can be edited if you wish to use it. Open HOSTS in a text editor as I said previously and the default version should look something like this:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 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

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.

# 127.0.0.1 localhost

# ::1 localhost

Note that this version does nothing - the # on each line denotes it as a comment.

If your version is different and you don't know why I suggest saving a copy as HOSTS.old and replacing the content with the default (ie the text shown above).

Answer 3

yes, located in given place and how can i check to whether corrupted or not?