[sflesch23]

ok for some odd reason i cannot access certain secure websites but then i go on my brother in laws computer and the sites are fine. any advice would be helpful. i have gone through previous to all this and adjusted the xp services according to many of the xp services guides online, i am also running norton internet security professional 2003. one thing to note when i disable the firewall i still cannot access these sites. i also want to add i cannot access the windows update website and if i try to direct myself to a website from like my computer using the address bar or favorites i get an error.

please delete this post i found the problem....

[ajayk]

I am facing the same problem, can you give the solution please?

[Sampson]

Depends upon two things - what kind of browser you are using and how high you have adjusted your security. If you are running Norton's, your security for cookies and trusted sites is probably set so high that certain sites can't get through. As to windows update, do the following to see if we can get it to work:
If you are using IE, go to Tools, Internet options, click on the Security tab, then click on the Trusted sites icon, then click on the button that says Sites. Add the two following "urls":
http://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
http://*.windowsupdate.com
You can place any site that you trust into this section. These become the exception to the high exclusion your system may be set to.