mirosoft say this but their product says cant do

[Guest]

here is what i see when i go to update windows xp...
To continue, you must first add this website to your trusted sites in
Internet Explorer.
The site cannot determine which updates apply to your computer or display
those updates unless you change your security setings to allow ActiveX
controls and active scripting. The best way to do this without lowering your
security settings is to make this site a trusted website. Your security
settings will continue to block potentially harmful ActiveX controls and
scripting from other sites but you will be able to get updates.

To make this site a trusted website:

In Internet Explorer, click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
On the Security tab, click the Trusted Sites icon.
Click Sites and under Add this website to the zone, copy and paste these
website addresses.
You can only add one address at a time and you must click Add after each one:
http://*.update.microsoft.com
https://*.update.microsoft.com
http://download.windowsupdate.com
Note: The asterisks and different addresses allow your computer to work with
the site, no matter how you try to access it from your computer or the Web.

well ok i tried but it does not accept http:// it has to be https://

therefore microsoft is preventing me to update as their own product does not
allow me to do as they say

does anyone else have this problem

is there a fix?

 

[Alias]

here is what i see when i go to update windows xp...
To continue, you must first add this website to your trusted sites in
Internet Explorer.
The site cannot determine which updates apply to your computer or display
those updates unless you change your security setings to allow ActiveX
controls and active scripting. The best way to do this without lowering your
security settings is to make this site a trusted website. Your security
settings will continue to block potentially harmful ActiveX controls and
scripting from other sites but you will be able to get updates.

To make this site a trusted website:

In Internet Explorer, click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
On the Security tab, click the Trusted Sites icon.
Click Sites and under Add this website to the zone, copy and paste these
website addresses.
You can only add one address at a time and you must click Add after each one:
http://*.update.microsoft.com
https://*.update.microsoft.com
http://download.windowsupdate.com
Note: The asterisks and different addresses allow your computer to work with
the site, no matter how you try to access it from your computer or the Web.

well ok i tried but it does not accept http:// it has to be https://

therefore microsoft is preventing me to update as their own product does not
allow me to do as they say

does anyone else have this problem

is there a fix?

Yes, configure IE to allow ActiveX controls and active scripting.

Alias

 

[George]

exchange,

At the bottom of the Trusted Sites dialog box there is a place to put a
check mark that will allow non https sites to be put into that box. Try
that and let us know.

George

 

[Vanguard]

To make this site a trusted website:

In Internet Explorer, click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
On the Security tab, click the Trusted Sites icon.
Click Sites and under Add this website to the zone, copy and paste
these
website addresses.

well ok i tried but it does not accept http:// it has to be https://

Oh, c'mon. You mean you can't actually look at the screen to see the
option right there that says "Require server verification (https on
all sites in this zone". So just disable it so you CAN enter an http
address (and not just https addresses). I have 4 addresses listed in
that zone and none of them have the https: protocol qualifier. In fact,
none of them even have a protocol qualifier and instead just look like
"*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com" and "officeupdate.microsoft.com" (i.e.,
there is no http:// qualifier on them). The option only needs to be
disabled while you enter the URL string, so you can leave it off or turn
it back on after you are done adding the URLs that you want to add to
that security zone.

Apparently you chose to configure the Internet security zone to *block*
ActiveX downloads (and maybe even running them, too) rather than being
prompted to allow or block. If you don't like the big blob in the
middle of the browser window asking if you want to allow the download
then configure the security settings so just the yellow Infobar shows up
under the normal toolbars. In advanced options, set:

- "Automatic prompting for ActiveX control" to Disable. This eliminates
the popup window and gives you the Infobar.
- "Download signed ActiveX controls" to Prompt.
- Always set "Download unsigned ActiveX controls" to Disable.
- Set "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins" to Enable rather than to
Prompt. Obviously you must've already decided per the other intervening
prompt to download them for a reason. You don't need the double
prompting to download and then to run (since it cannot run unless YOU
choose to download first).

Then when a site wants to download an ActiveX control, you'll see the
one-line yellow Infobar that lets you choose what action to take rather
than a popup alert window. You've got your security settings for the
Internet zone too "tight" and that's why Microsoft recommends you add
the site to the looser Trusted Sites security zone.

 

[Jim]

a$$hole.........NS...........will i get my posts deleted now?