"There is a problem with your hosts file" error when running a Uniblue program.

To fix this issue, please follow the procedure below:

Download the 'HostFileFix.bat' file through the link below and Save the file to your desktop:

http://sdl.uniblue.com/pub/utils/rb/HostFileFix.bat

Locate the downloaded file 'HostFileFix.bat', right-click on it and choose Run as administrator.


This will open a command window. Follow the instructions and allow any permissions requested.
Then try running the Uniblue program again.


If the above solution is not successful, restart your computer into safe mode. For instructions on how to boot your computer into Safe mode, click on the link below:

Once in Safe mode, go to Start and type the following in the Run box and then press Enter: 

%windir%\system32\drivers\etc  

In the window that comes up, locate the file named 'Hosts' and double-click on it. A window will open and ask you to select an application to open the hosts file. Use 'Notepad.exe' to open the file. Once open, add the following line in the hosts file:

127.0.0.1     localhost

 Then, go to File and Save the hosts file. Please make sure that there is no # sign in front of 127.0.0.1 localhost.

Restart your computer into normal mode and try running the Uniblue program again.
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