Unable to Log on to secured sites, including hotmail and all https://

I have not been able to access my hotmail account. I type
in my password, press Sign In,

>and the Page Cannot Be Displayed error comes up. I

cannot

>sign in to the messenger, and when I use Windows Update,
>it says "Windows Update has encountered an error and
>cannot display the requested page."
>
>I've tried many different things, from virus scans to
>spyware scans, erasing cookies and temp. Internet files,
>and toggling the firewall off and on. Nothing works.

I've

>been to two other support forums, and they have not
>figured out the problem, either.
>
>My Hotmail account and Windows Update works on other
>computers (including one connected to my computer).

Are you connecting through a wireless router? If yes, many wireless routers
have their own firewall and it's possible it might be the source of the
issue. I wouldn't advise turning it off but there may be options in the
wireless router's firewall that you can adjust that might fix the issue.

If this does not apply to you, since you've tried most other things we can
offer, you might have a look at the following:

For additional advice specific to problems with secure sites, have a look at
the first
link - for general advice, have a look at the second and note, either one or
both sites may also include advice you've already been given:

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/ans...m#secure_sites

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#dns

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Sam" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1065f01c43f71$28c48a80$a401280a@phx.gbl...

>I have not been able to access my hotmail account. I type
> in my password, press Sign In,

> cannot

> I've

Try setting up a second user on your system and access your hotmail from there have been having a simaler problem this seems to correct it check this notice out...... http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444#8 scroll down to the info on user profiles, hope that helps yo