On Windows XP, after installing the paid version of Avast, if I open a command prompt and try to access a UNC path like "\\David\Backups" (which translates to a local drive on my computer) I get the command prompt error message "The network path was not found".
If I then stop the firewall in the Avast user interface, I can then access the path with no problems.
[Interestingly, if I then re-start the firewall I can STILL access the path until I reboot.
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I have the Home/Low risk zone set, so why can't I access a drive on my own computer? Is there anything I can do about this? I want the UNC path because this is in a script used by more than one computer on my home network.