when attempting to access firewall settings get message,    'Due to an
unidentified problem, windows cannot display windows firewall settings'  
firewall is preventing access to emails, so i am tryig to adjust it but cant
access it

You may need to re-set firewall. This search result may help,

NAT and Firewall Due to an unidentified problem, windows cannot display windows firewall settings  Symptoms. ...
      www.chicagotech.net/nat.htm



Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
  when attempting to access firewall settings get message,    'Due to an
  unidentified problem, windows cannot display windows firewall settings'  
  firewall is preventing access to emails, so i am tryig to adjust it but cant
  access it

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