Could be a corrupt profile. Can you log on as the "Administrator"? I do
not mean as "Adminitrator" equivalent, but as the user "Administrator". Or,
can you create another user that has Administrator group rights, then log on
as that user? I have seen corrupt profiles do VERY strange things. It
could be that sompe place in your local users portion of the profile, there
are keys that are royally screwed up.

Randy Reimers

"Bob Zambenini" <BobZambenini@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CB2030B0-B8A1-4FD4-B5F6-6B0C0FDAF04F@microsoft.com...
> In my orginal post, I should have indicated that I have run every malware,
> sypware and viruse scanner several times. That seemed to be the logical
> cause
> back in May, that a bug had taken control of my system. I have also use
> Registery Cleaner continually.
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> You could try to use the secedit command to reset security settings back
>> to
>> default defined levels as described in the KB article below. Beware
>> however
>> that often a cause of such problems is malware that has reconfigured
>> system
>> security in an attempt to prevent administrators from accessing needed
>> tools
>> to detect or remove it. So be sure to also do a full malware scan on your
>> computer with an antivirus program that is current with virus definitions
>> as
>> of today which can be downloaded form the vendors website. --- Steve
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;313222
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...2/Default.mspx
>> --- Protect Your PC tips.
>>
>> "Bob Zambenini" <BobZambenini@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6C57EC5B-FBB5-45B8-91B8-A63C3BD298B2@microsoft.com...
>> >I am the only user and adminstrator on this computer. Since May I have
>> >been
>> > plagued with problems which all seem to relate to 'you don't have
>> > sufficient
>> > privileges ' or some variation of that.
>> >
>> > I cannot get Windows update to work and have read all knowledge base
>> > and
>> > other internet threads and tried many things an nothing resolves this.
>> > I
>> > have
>> > manually downloaded and installed each update individually.
>> >
>> > Same for Windows Installer! Cannot install any program that requires
>> > Windows
>> > Installer.
>> >
>> > I have a local area connection to my home network and cannot access
>> > properites to change any communications with same message. ( I just
>> > have
>> > a
>> > router and my notebook on the network) Same problem is present even is
>> > I
>> > go
>> > off network work and run this computer standalone.
>> >
>> > I have been through all my Admin Tools areas and set access to
>> > Administrator
>> > and Everyone. I have a notebook with XP Pro also, and have compared the
>> > settting in all tools area and they are identica, as far as I can
>> > determine.
>> >
>> > I created a slipstream CD and did a reinstall. No change!!!!!!!!!!
>> >
>> > Booting in Safe mode does not help.
>> >
>> > I am stumped. I have too many programs to do a reformat and reinstall
>> > so I
>> > am roughing it out fo now. Maybe when XP is replaced in 2006 that will
>> > correct the problem, although I am not sure.
>> >
>> > ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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