Re: MS Windows Update Won't Work - Getting 403 - Forbidden: Access de

October 2, 2009

[crosspost to Windows Update newsgroup]

Are you running WinXP SP2 or SP3?

Is Automatic Updates enabled?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this

machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it)?

See

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

birdlady wrote:

> MS Windows Update worked fine for a while. Now all of a sudden it keeps

> coming up with:

> 403 - Forbidden: Access is denied.

> You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the

> credentials that you supplied.

>

> I had been running IE 6 so folks said to upgrade to vers 8.0 I did and I

> still have the same problem. Running XP Professional.

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