IE does not access Windows Update Site

Anytime I try to access Windows Update site at windowsupdate.microsoft.com I
get a message that IE has blcked a window offering to run or download
default.aspx. No matter if I run it directly or after dowmloading the problam
remains all the same.
I use IE8 on WinXP Pro.

WinXP SP2 or SP3?

Is this a sudden, new problem or...?

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 the
computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?


PD wrote:
> Anytime I try to access Windows Update site at windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> I
> get a message that IE has blcked a window offering to run or download
> default.aspx. No matter if I run it directly or after dowmloading the
> problam remains all the same.
> I use IE8 on WinXP Pro.