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XP firewall blocks administrative shares

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analogduck

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I have a brand-new XP system (new hardware, Dell-loaded OS) I am configuring. When I leave the XP firewall turned on with the File and Printer Sharing enabled (it is checked on the Exceptions tab) I cannot connect to the $ (administrative) shares (such as \\WHATEVER\C$). I have the Simple File Sharing disabled. This configuration normally allows me to connect to an XP system's $ shares without any issue.

I'm stumped (after far too much noodling not mentioned here to keep this concise). Anyone have an idea on this?
 
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Never mind. Issue resolved via reboot of the system. Thanks all. ;)
 
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