Windows update error message

When I try to use the Window Update; 'express' or 'custom'
These are the error messages I get:
Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed
on your computer. When I try to use the 'register or reinstall' option, I get:
403 - Forbidden: Access is denied.

I followed a Windows Update thread on 11/25/06 and followed all the
recommendations; registered the files, etc.

I am running XP and sp3

"alwaysonthego" wrote:

> When I try to use the Window Update; 'express' or 'custom'
> These are the error messages I get:
> Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed
> on your computer. When I try to use the 'register or reinstall' option, I get:
> 403 - Forbidden: Access is denied.
>
> I followed a Windows Update thread on 11/25/06 and followed all the
> recommendations; registered the files, etc.
>
> I am running XP and sp3

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)?

alwaysonthego wrote:
> When I try to use the Window Update; 'express' or 'custom'
> These are the error messages I get:
> Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed
> on your computer. When I try to use the 'register or reinstall' option, I
> get: 403 - Forbidden: Access is denied.
>
> I followed a Windows Update thread on 11/25/06 and followed all the
> recommendations; registered the files, etc.
>
> I am running XP and sp3