Server Error 403-Forbidden: Access Denied
Not sure if this is the right place or not.
Went to microsoft update and got the following message
Server Error 403-Forbidden: Access Denied
You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the
credentials you supplied.
OS is WinXP pro/SP3.
Re: Server Error 403-Forbidden: Access Denied
Is Automatic Updates enabled? If not, can you enable it, reboot & find it
still enabled?
What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)?
Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?
Re: Server Error 403-Forbidden: Access Denied
I am having the same issue (Windows XP SP3) and it started sometime after
3:00 PM CST on the 10th. I updated 20 PCs before then with no problem. I
tried to update more later on and that is when I started having problems.
Updating the Windows Update agent fixed the problem, but for me the install
package would actually update the files, I ahd to manually copy them from a
PC with the right versions.
Re: Server Error 403-Forbidden: Access Denied
this is happening to hundreds of computers at multiple businesses here.
Server 2003 and XP are affected. obviously no one is going to update several
hundred computers. microsoft needs to fix this.
perhaps updating the dll or agent would fix it, but this is 100%
unacceptable as this is affecting large scale numbers of pc's. techs like
myself are unable to manually update that many computers, not enough
resources.
Re: Server Error 403-Forbidden: Access Denied
If you update to the new version and it does not work roll back to an old
version (i used 5.4.3790.2182) and when you go back to update website it will
update the windows update files (including the wuweb.dll)
RE: Server Error 403-Forbidden: Access Denied
I started getting that error last evening whilst patching my servers. I see
that other people have posted fixes here. My solution was a bit different.
In the left hand side of the browser window, I clicked 'Change Settings'.
Then I clicked the box in the new right-hand pane for 'Remove Microsoft
Update' and then 'Apply my settings now'. That ripped out Microsoft Update
and returned me to using 'Windows Update'. I launched Windows Update (it
wanted me to install something, I said 'Yes'), and then was back at the old
familiar 'Windows Update' screen - with the link to install 'Microsoft
Update'. I reinstalled it, and it's been working fine.
Incidentally, this started (for me) sometime around midnight last night
whilst, as I said, I was in the middle of patching 72 servers.
Interestingly, none of the 30 servers I patched before the incident started
showed this error. Every one I hit after the first occurrence - every last
one- showed that same '403' error. After reloading / relinking to Microsoft
Update, it seems to be remaining stable. Going back into Microsoft Update on
a 'repaired' server does not get the 403 error again.
Re: Server Error 403-Forbidden: Access Denied
I am an IT Admin myself and had this error creep up on one workstation only. After trying all other fixes (updating Windows Agent, hosts file, antivirus software, resetting all Windows update files, etc), the fix that Bill posted worked like a charm. Thanks!