RE: 0x80072EFD error?

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From: Frustrated XP User (User_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 06:51:05 -0700

Very interesting, Roger K. How did you manage to get the Norton Firewall to
accept "v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com" as a valid address for a
computer/site?

Frustrated XP User

"SpadeyChops" wrote:

> Is anyone else experiencing this problem when trying to use V5 of the windows
> update software? I'm currently unable to connect to the website to download
> any patches - let alone SP2!
>
> The Microsoft help center indicates, it's a problem with my Norton Firewall,
> and that I need to set-up a rule to allow the website access through my
> firewall. When I try to do this, using the instructions from Symantec I
> cannot add the Windows update website, as they contain forward slashes in the
> HTTP header. (Norton prefixes sites with "www."
>
> Has anyone else suffered from this, and more importantly been able to get
> around the problem?! It's driving me nuts!!

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