MSCONFIG - access denied, must be logged on as administrator

When I run MSCONFIG, I get a message "Access denied, must be logged on as administrator to make changes" when I get out of it.  If I make a change, the change takes effect, so this isn't really "deny" me anything.  However, I get the message if I make a change or not.  By doing a few google' ing/forum tedious reading, it seems that there is a cut with Windows XP and Norton Internet Security 2010/2011.  It apparently does not on Windows 7 or Vista, or with NIS 2009.  It prevents me from doing anything, it's just a major nuisance.  I would like to check if this is the issue I'm having.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

Hello

Step 1:

You can if the problem continues in a new user account. To create a new user account, follow the link below.

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/279783

Step 2:

If the new user account works fine then the old account has been corrupted, you can follow the link given below to fix the corrupted user profile.

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/811151

Also check if there are infections of viruses on your computer. Follow the link below.

http://OneCare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

Hope this information is useful.

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