my friend's computer tells her "error 403 forbidden" whenever she tries to go on ANY website. please help!!

Answer 1

Not knowing more about the problem the post logical answer is that the PS really needs a good clean up. (Not dirt or filth, but the hard drive). Below is some help to do this as well as some software links to keep it clean in the future.

1) You will need to clean your REG. System first. This Program will help and it is 100% safe. No SpyWare or AdWare.
CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com. Down load this and run it.

OK, there is still more that needs to be done as well.

How to clean up a computer and keep it running smooth and what you need to do.

Click on My Computer icon and locate your hard drive (Local Disc C or ?)

Right Click on the icon that represents your (Hard Drive). At the bottom of the drop down window Click on Properties.

Click on the tab (Disk Cleanup) and allow this to run the cycle.

Once complete Click on the tab above (Tools). Now click on the (Defragment Now) tab. Once again allow this to complete the cycle. Once done Click on the Tab (Check Now) tab. This will check for errors and repair them.

Now once again (Click on the My Computer Icon) and then (Right Click on the Hard Drive Icon). Now look for the file called (Programs File) and Left Click on it to open it up. Look for any programs that you do not have installed or may have deleted. These simply have been left behind and never un-installed. Delete any you do not need.

Now you have gotten lots of junk off of your computer. Turn off your computer to end this cycle. Once your computer shuts down, restart it. (This step is very important as you do have to end the cycle).

You now will need to clean out your REG System. (You can not do this with out software). These files are tracks for all your activity you ever have done on your computer as well as installed and uninstalled programs and just lots of Junk Files as well as old shortcuts..

Click this link and download http://www.ccleaner.com and install this program. It's FREE as well as safe. No Pop Ups or SpyWare as well as AdWare.

Run this program once installed and all the junk will be removed from your computer. Left over Short Cuts, left over deleted files etc.

Shut down your computer once again and restart it.

You now have a clean computer. Run the CCleaner once a week and keep your computer like new.

Here are a few useful add on software programs you might consider downloading if you do not already have them. Please keep in mind that none of these programs come with SpyWare, AdWare or Pop Ups. They are all 100% FREE and extremely very useful.

(1) Windows Defender http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&q=windows+defender Windows Defender is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software.

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CWShredder finds and destroys traces of CoolWebSearch. CoolWebSearch is a name given to a wide range of different browser hijackers. Though the code is very different between variants, they are all used to redirect users to coolwebsearch.com and other sites affiliated with its operators.

The CoolWebSearch Trojan installs dozens of bookmarks, mostly to porn sites on your desktop; it also adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer and changes your home page without asking. Furthermore, it significantly slows down the performance of your PC, and introduces some modifications which cause Windows to freeze, crash or randomly reboot.

Follow all the steps above and everything should work OK. You may also have to set your security level lower as well.

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Answer 2

Either try to reinstall Internet Explorer (or upgrade to IE 7). Or you could run a repair on Windows.
Oh yeah, that's if your friend actually has Windows and IE.
If that's the case, it might mean that certain files needed for IE to translate/read sites may be missing or corrupted.

Answer 3

That's a general access error. It could be that she's blocked (maybe at school, at work, or by parents at home) or she may have an error with IE.

Answer 4

check her settings. If she's living at home, her parents may have put parental controls that limit her to kids sites (no matter how old she is). Check the security settings. Go Tools, Internet Options, Security and adjust as needed.

B-Cool

Answer 5

Where is this computer at? Is it hers? Is it at her workplace? She might have a filter program installed that blocks internet access.

Answer 6

Sounds like her access has been blocked to the internet.

Answer 7

Well you have a firewall/ filter running on the computer as for why I can't help you there

Answer 8

I found a free download of Ccleaner here http://j.mp/1p6jp0W

Ccleaner guarantees a full protection of your laptop.

Answer 9

check that she isn't going through a proxy, in internet connections. alsoi make sure that restrictions havn't been put on her account that block websites.

Answer 10

goto this site: http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E403.html and it will explain u. let me know if u need more help...