Nope, no firewall in use at all (I do everything in my router).

Funny thing tho, if I type the URL into my browser, it works fine. Sooo, I
do an IE repair and the same thing. Also, if it were a firewall issue (which
is not the case because typing the URL is the same link as the Tool ->
Windows Update Menu Option; in other words, takes you to the same page) then
I would expect the same error to occur.

This (along with other annoyances) only started cropping up since SP3
install.

Something to live with I guess, not that one has a choice.

Cheers...

"neutrino" <stuartr@bluebottle.com> wrote in message
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> It's likely maybe - cos you have another Firewall - besides the
> Windows one - I get this if I set my firewall protection too high -
> though it only seems to effect Microsoft update site - set at this
> level it protects external sites from determining what your operating
> system is, or what Browser your using...
> and results in this msg, or similar. If you Do have another Firewall
> -check it's settings.
> If not ~ :) then it's something else! :) obviously.
>