From: "Geo" 

possibly the firewall is blocking port 443?

Geo.

"Mike N."  wrote in message
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>
> I am unable to display secure web pages on my laptop - XP SP2.   (Instant
> "This page cannot be displayed")  I don't remember ever
going to a secure
> web page since it was installed so I don't know when/how it stopped
> working.  I have already been through the troubleshooting steps at
>
>   http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;870700
>
>   Including disabling the Windows firewall completely.    No luck.    The
> computer has been connected to the internet via a hardware firewall and
> gone only to Microsoft.com so a worm/virus is unlikely.
>
>    I'm about to dive into a more detailed set of steps and use a packet
> sniffer.  It seems as though I should be able to get a more specific error
> message as common as SSL connection errors are.   Are there any utilities
I
> can use to get a better error message?
>

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