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that would be Content.IE5, which i have even though i have IE6.
i cant think of anything else to say, as Subshine said everything i would have and more

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Originally posted by Methos2
erm... legal? lol, im just going to try getting a new e-mail address, see if that brings any luck, other than that i think its a new version of windows i am going to have to purchase... thanks for the help Sunshine

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I hope a new e-mailaddy/.NET passport will work, try a free hotmailadress for your .NET passport You're welcome

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Originally posted by Methos2
for the IE and OS versions.. if you tell me how to obtain them then i will happily tell you, all i can tell you is that in my temp internet files it has the directory 'IE.5' if thats any help...

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OS version: start > controlpanel > system..it's on the tab you'll see first (general tab)
IE version: start IE, in the menu go to Help > info/about

ok, IE verison is (i jst gona type it all, i dont know which parts would be relevant);
'6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.650301.1519' and it also says my cypher strength is 128-bit, which might relate to that security need that it mightve been you said awhile ago, as for OS version all i can see that is says is under 'System' it says
'Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 2' ... dunno if that is any help

Looking at that i'd say it should be ok, you got the correct IE version and all.

Asfor the windowsupdates you need to have genuine windows as it needs to be validated to get updates manually (if not genuine you can still get them by enabling automatic updates i believe: controlpanel > system > automatic updates tab).

Did getting another emailaddy/.NET passport work?

There's another program that can help you out solving windowsproblems, it's called BigFix. Their homepage seems to be offline atm, but you can read about it and download it here.

This program recently helped me fix updating problems with an old comp working on Win ME wich hadn't been updated for years (it wouldn't update anymore).

Edit: thank you and you're welcome

hmmm... i'll see if BigFix can help, i tried to get a new .NET passport, but guess what? when i clicked on the link to do so via the microsoft website it came up with; "cannot find server". I'll try the program and post any fixes that BigFix comes up with, thanks for all the great help, ure a , thanks again!

I bet thats annoying! Youre probs better off contacting Microsoft!

**Read earlier threads, when i click on the link to contact Microsoft it says it "Cannot find Server", lol

I don't know if you can reach this Microsoft site, but it holds a phonenumber that you can call should everything else fail.

Incase you can't view the site:
Microsoft Contact Centre: 0870 60 10 100
(this is the number for the UK, i checked your profile to determine the country..note: they probably will ask for productnumber, so you do need genuine Windows)

ok, new info, im on my user and everything goes and says it cannot find the server, so i try and fix the problew myself. After failing many a time i do the knoble thing any 15yr old teenager would do and ran to his dad with tears in his eyes (joke, i walked to my dad, lol). So, he comes, loggs onto HIS user and everything runs smoothly... hmm.... so, im just going to use his user to determine what is wrong with my user, Thankc again for all the help sunshine ure a , ya, Methos