I have no problem viewing the page either..and I am on XP... Does he have a firewall? Have you checked all of his settings? I have seen an error message like this ... and I think it was on a site that insisted it had to have you accept cookies... Now, this personal site might not..but I wonder if the owner..web space provider..has something going on? That is just a thought. Unfortuantely the error message is at fault here in that it is not definitive enough.... I do not understand about you both having the same 'company' and 'side of the water'. If by company, you are talking your ISP's.. and by side of the water you mean Europe and North America.... then... yes I think the settings can be way different by the ISP's. Not sure where you are... (not sure where I am...lol! - Las Vegas is where I am..... I think.... lol!) nor where your friend is..but.. have you had someone... with the same ISP on his side of the water test this site? Just some thoughts.... Hugs, Rose (I am in the desert..so I am on NO side of the water...ha ha!) ----- Original Message ----- From: "nightsneak1" <nightsneak1@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 6:07 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Is 98 better than XP? OK XP fan, LOL... Tell me, kind lady, how do I set my friend's XP computer to open websites that every one else can open. Here is a website that he cannot open, along with the error messages. This ain't rocket science, just a simple home website. http://www.thehudgins.net/hudgeandphyllis/index.htm Got any ideas? The error messages give me basically nothing on a google search. One possible was that it was the connection. Unfortunately, both of us have the same company, and the company does not block the server on my side of the water, and certainly shouldn't on his side of the water. I have no time to figure out what hoop XP wants you to jump thru. It opens fine for my 98. I tried changing his security settings for no other reason than that XP decides what it wants you to do, but still no help. > You are not authorized to view this page > You might not have permission to view this directory or page using the > credentials you supplied. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > If you believe you should be able to view this directory or page, > please try to contact the Web site by using any e-mail address or phone > number that may be listed on the www.thehudgins.net home page. > > You can click Search to look for information on the Internet. > >> HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden > Internet Explorer I never have trouble with my 98, and will not trade it at this point for any other system. nightsneak ----- Original Message ----- From: <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 8:22 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Is 98 better than XP? | I am for sure an XP fan. | | I have not...(knock on wood.... knock..knock..knock) had a BSOD on | XP..except when I was having a multitude of hardware problems..graphics | card..power supply dying..hard drive dying. I now think they were all power | supply problems... To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk