It's also possible you turned your ActiveX security to Max and removed the
Windows Update control.

Try going to the direct site and not the generic that just redirects you.

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Nate

Scuttlebutt - You have a Trusted Publisher List in IE, how about an
untrusted list?

"cripes suzette" <cripes@suzette.com> wrote in message
news:0bduov4ebfjsaljj02p89tgc3gduf3pmum@4ax.com...
> okay, so i got 'noided out a while back and followed some tip i found
> somewhere to disable my access to windows update. but now i'd like to
> access windows update again, and i can't recall what the heck i did to
> disable it. anyone have any clues for rent?...
>
> right now when i try to access windows update, i get "access denied"
> because of whatever setting it is i made. and no-sir-ee-bawb, its not
> the pirated key winupdate block dealie either...
>
> thanks for any brain injuries incurred in tryin' to cypher this one.
>