Found this:
http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows/46532-403-forbidden-access-denied-wi n-xp-updates.html Interesting. Not sure what the common thread is here, and why today, and just some machines. Chris Bodnar, MCSE Sr. Systems Engineer Infrastructure Service Delivery Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 _____ From: Christopher Bodnar Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 11:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Problem with MS Update site ? Good to know it's not something on our side. Thanks. Chris Bodnar, MCSE Sr. Systems Engineer Infrastructure Service Delivery Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 _____ From: Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:tlemmik...@all-mode.com] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 11:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Problem with MS Update site ? Yes, same message _____ From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Problem with MS Update site ? Nope. On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Christopher Bodnar <christopher_bod...@glic.com> wrote: Anyone else getting this when they connect to the MS Update site in IE? 403 - Forbidden: Access is denied. You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied. Chris Bodnar, MCSE Sr. Systems Engineer Infrastructure Service Delivery Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 _____ This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke Sent from Keller, TX, United States _____ This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~