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TaurArian wrote:
> Hi MJ see this article -
> Windows Update page says "Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates
> from our site." http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/35/1/
>
> Should you have any further problems please post to the WU NG -
>
> Windows Update newsgroup:
> (OE newsreader)
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate
> or
> (Web)
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...&lang=en&cr=US


MJ wrote:
> 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
> news:8d6f22a2-a316-4d79-8475-a15fe688d1e4@z6g2000pre.googlegroups.com...
>> 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.