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Blocking a website on a Windows XP machine (please see note at end for Vista) is MUCH easier than you'd expect, and it can block most technically unsavvy people. All that's required is your ability to understand how the process works, and ability to type accurately (slowly is fine). First of all, you need to understand HOW a web browser such as Internet Explorer fetches a webpage, when you enter an URL such as http://www.helium.com The computer takes the www.helium.com, and consults a "DNS server". DNS stands for domain name service. It gets back the server's actual IP number. The browser ...