Update Failed: Cannot contact server

I was trying to update Microsoft AntiSpyware, but it said
that the software cannot contact the server. I made sure
that my Internet connection works (since I can post in this
newsgroup) and gave the software full permission to access
the internet from my firewall. Is there a reason why?

>-----Original Message-----
>I was trying to update Microsoft AntiSpyware, but it said
>that the software cannot contact the server. I made sure
>that my Internet connection works (since I can post in
this
>newsgroup) and gave the software full permission to
access
>the internet from my firewall. Is there a reason why?
>.
>Hi !
I'm having thesame problem with the update service! I DID
however managed to send -found threaths- to the
spywarecomunity with the program itself, so I think that
it is a temporary ploblem with the server at microsoft,
OR, updates are NOT available with/for the Beta
version ?! J.P.vdn Eeden - the Netherlands-

Don't know reason, but I share the problems ...apparently
many others do as well.

Bob
>-----Original Message-----
>I was trying to update Microsoft AntiSpyware, but it said
>that the software cannot contact the server. I made sure
>that my Internet connection works (since I can post in
this
>newsgroup) and gave the software full permission to access
>the internet from my firewall. Is there a reason why?
>.
>

yup me 2


>-----Original Message-----
>Don't know reason, but I share the
problems ...apparently
>many others do as well.
>
>Bob
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I was trying to update Microsoft AntiSpyware, but it
said
>>that the software cannot contact the server. I made sure
>>that my Internet connection works (since I can post in
>this
>>newsgroup) and gave the software full permission to
access
>>the internet from my firewall. Is there a reason why?
>>.
>>
>.
>

Hi Kenneth,

<Is there a reason why?>
Thinking the servers burped. I hit it from 3 different connections here and
came up short also.


Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP

"Kenneth" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1aff01c4f5b2$f2380d40$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>I was trying to update Microsoft AntiSpyware, but it said
> that the software cannot contact the server. I made sure
> that my Internet connection works (since I can post in this
> newsgroup) and gave the software full permission to access
> the internet from my firewall. Is there a reason why?
>

I haven't tested at this moment, but there have been temporary outages
before. Updates are definitely available for this beta--in fact there have
been three versions of definitions since the beta was released.

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:114201c4f5b4$bd1f4cc0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I was trying to update Microsoft AntiSpyware, but it said
>>that the software cannot contact the server. I made sure
>>that my Internet connection works (since I can post in
> this
>>newsgroup) and gave the software full permission to
> access
>>the internet from my firewall. Is there a reason why?
>>.
>>Hi !
> I'm having thesame problem with the update service! I DID
> however managed to send -found threaths- to the
> spywarecomunity with the program itself, so I think that
> it is a temporary ploblem with the server at microsoft,
> OR, updates are NOT available with/for the Beta
> version ?! J.P.vdn Eeden - the Netherlands-