I attempted to do a clean boot using msconfig. I got an "access denied"
error message "while attempting to change a service", stating that I must be
logged on to an administrator account. My user account has administrative
privileges, but the same error comes up when I log on as administrator. I am
unable to fully uninstall a recently-installed program.
Running Windows XP Pro, SP 3.
Thanks for any help.

I suspect the permissions are not set correctly for the service and/or
software settings in the registry. Will the program allow a repair install?
If so, it might fix the permissions problem. Check the web support page for
your program for registry permission errors and fixes.

I've also used a Microsoft tool call SubInACL to fix registry permission
problems.

"Solving setup errors by using the SubInACL tool to repair file and registry
permissions"
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archi...04/739820.aspx

"Doug D." wrote:

> I attempted to do a clean boot using msconfig. I got an "access denied"
> error message "while attempting to change a service", stating that I must be
> logged on to an administrator account. My user account has administrative
> privileges, but the same error comes up when I log on as administrator. I am
> unable to fully uninstall a recently-installed program.
> Running Windows XP Pro, SP 3.
> Thanks for any help.

PC Hell: How to Fix Access Denied Error when Using MSCONFIG:
http://www.pchell.com/support/msconf...ed_error.shtml

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"Doug D." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:304294CD-FC4F-4793-9E0E-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I attempted to do a clean boot using msconfig. I got an "access denied"
> error message "while attempting to change a service", stating that I must
> be
> logged on to an administrator account. My user account has administrative
> privileges, but the same error comes up when I log on as administrator. I
> am
> unable to fully uninstall a recently-installed program.
> Running Windows XP Pro, SP 3.
> Thanks for any help.