Yes. I was having trouble using the other workarounds described. I don't use firewall/proxy server, so couldn't block that way.

I tried modifying the host file in Windows several different ways described, but finally got it to work by last suggestion! Simple. Start the program before I plug in my cable connection and works great.

I'm still a little confused as to why modifying my host file didn't work, but this will suffice in the meantime.

You were talking about modifying the windows host file, not xolox host list, right?