Assets Folder Error 403

[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
Hey guys, so I'm trying out CI and it looks pretty good so far but something has been bugging me that is halting me from continuing my project. I can't get my assets folder to work, I get 'Access forbidden! Error 403'

I've tried several things with the .htaccess but even removing it doesn't help me get access to the folder. Anyone has any ideas on how to solve this?

My assets folder is in the same directory as the applications and system folders.

Thanks,
Donald.