Re: Unable to connect to windows update site

Close any 3rd party programs, such as popup blockers or anonymizers, that may be running on your system.
Something is hiding the identity of your IE browser.

In Internet Explorer browser > main menu /Tools/Internet Options >

Security Tab/ click on green icon Trusted Sites/click Sites button.

Click (to clear) "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone" to **clear** (un-check) the selection.
(A check mark, if present, on this item needs to be Removed.)

In the "Add this Web site to the zone:" field, add these entries to list of "Trusted Sites" --

type
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com (click Add)

http://update.microsoft.com

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

http://download.windowsupdate.com

Click OK.

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Make sure you are not *disabling* any scripting capabilities in I.E.

Recheck ActiveX acceptance. Instead of disable, try using "prompt".

You need to be sure to delete your temp internet cache files on a regular & consistent basis.
I.E. Tools>Internet Options >Advanced --scroll list.
Advanced Tab>>Security sub-section:
"Enable" (click on to activate or tick) "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed".

Apply changes to I.E. & exit out of it. Retry Windows Update from main Windows start menus.

Be acutely aware of all the other running (open) programs on your pc.
Be acutely aware of all your startup programs. Some of those could likely cause a conflict.
Be sure NOT to be user programs like TweakMaster. Be certain your Hosts file has no specific I.P. address
for microsoft.com in it.
Be sure your firewall has granted full access permissions to Internet Explorer.

If you are running Norton Internet Security, speak up ....you may need to tweak its settings.
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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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"Ruud" wrote
> Hello,
>
> When trying to connect to the windows update site I get these messages:
>
> Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site.
> To use this site, you must be running Microsoft Internet
> Explorer 5 or later.
> To upgrade to the latest version of the browser, go to the
> Internet Explorer Downloads website.
>
> I'm running IE version: 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_qdr.050301-1519.
> IE itself doesn't have any problems.
> I already unstalled/reinstalled IE by Add/Remove Window components. This
> doen't
> work.
> Reinstalling a new version of IE says there is a newer version installed and
> stops
>
> Anybody knows what's wrong?
>
> --
> Kind regards
>
> Ruud Schuurman
.