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Find a list of applications that a user has blocked?

I'm trying to discover how I can find a list of applications a user has blocked (by accident) under WinXP SP2.  As it stands right now, there doesn't appear to be a way to remove a block that was placed on an application??  It only shows applications that are "exceptions" -- meaning they have been granted access thru the firewall -- there is NO list of applications that have been blocked??

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Are you referring to the Windows Firewall that is included with XP SP2?

I was not aware that you could block individual applications with it.

In any case, if you go to the Windows Firewall dialog, select Adanced, then Security Logging -> Settings maybe you can get some information there.
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Yes, windows firewall that comes with XP SP2.  When an application is requesting access thru the WinXP firewall, the user is offered a prompt "Unblock" or "Block" the application -- if the user accidently clicks on "Block" then the application will NOT be permitted to communicate thru the firewall.  If the user selects "Unblock" then that application will be stored in a list that can be viewed via Control Panel | Windows Firewall | Exceptions tab -- from here you can add programs that will NOT be blocked in the future.  But what I want to see is a list of programs that are currently being blocked -- this list apparently is NOT available to the user (Admin or otherwise) of that PC.

I'm hoping that "restore defaults" is NOT the way to remove a "blocked" application -- as I'm sure that is a blanket approach to removing ALL blocked applications.

I'll check out the pfirewall.log and see what info it provides.

Rob.
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RobAinscough, you will see the list of exceptions in the location you specified, ie, Control Panel --> Windows Firewall --> Exceptions tab, the application will be listed but without a checkmark (unchecked).
>you will see the list of exceptions in the location you specified, ie, Control Panel --> Windows Firewall --> Exceptions tab, the application will be listed but without a checkmark (unchecked).

 Yes, pazmanpro is right, and that is the much better way to see it.