Windows xp firewall

[FOTOCON]

Maybe someone can help me out. My firewall option doesn't work. Everytime I click on it I get this message." Due to an unidentified problem, windows cannot display windows firework setting. Please let me know. Thanks

 

[Crosshairs]

My first thought is malware/spyware....I would scan the machine a few times to rule that out.
Sorry I cant be of more help.

 

[pigster]

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm

 

[FOTOCON]

I clicked to the link and did what it said. Logged in the net after I changed my firewall settings(finally) and within minutes...boom...it crashed. Then I fired up my machine again and the firewall feature when back to the same problem. Got the same message from windows xp. I'm also having difficulty playing macromedia flash streaming video files. Thanks people.