After that, it should remain unblocked so that the application can download the driver data. As far as I know, blocking access is only necessary during registration. After the serial is accepted and the application is registered, you can re-comment that line (re-add the '#' to the beginning) and use the program as usual.When you are ready to enter the serial, uncomment the line in the hosts file (remove the '#'), save the file, and proceed with entering the serial.

If the line in the hosts file isn't commented out, then the driver database will fail to download.

Keep your text editor open (run it as Administrator to edit the hosts file) and comment the line you added out with a # character, and save.

It seems that this is the only time that you need to prevent access to. If it cannot reach the server, however, it will accept the serial and become registered. The only issue is that the app calls home and checks its status, which will then lead to the error, as too many people are using it. The serial number mentioned here is valid and works.

In addition, you can also run a packet sniffer and see exactly where it's trying to connect to, and then block traffic to all of those IPs.Īfter testing this myself, here's what you need to know: Driver Genius Professional 16 (PC) -New NEW Improved With a database of over 160,000 hardware & software drivers Automatic updates & downloads in the. I would also recommend blocking outgoing connections to 's IP address. The hosts file is for IPs and hostnames, not URLs.

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