Administrator privileges

[Guest]

Why do I get the following message when I am using my Administrator logon
account?

You do not have sufficient privileges to make these changes to your
computer's configuration settings. Try logging on as an Administrator.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Why do I get the following message when I am using my Administrator logon
account?

You do not have sufficient privileges to make these changes to your
computer's configuration settings. Try logging on as an Administrator.

You shouldn't, obviously, if the account truly has administrative
privileges. But you haven't provided nearly enough information for
anyone to be able to begin to offer possible causes/solutions.

Under what precise circumstance(s) does this error occur? What are you
trying to do? What other specific error messages do you get, if any?
What do your system event logs report? What specific troubleshooting
steps have you already taken, and what were the results of each?

I'm afraid that no one can help if you don't provide at least a
modicum of pertinent information.

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[Vanguard]

in message

Why do I get the following message when I am using my Administrator
logon
account?

You do not have sufficient privileges to make these changes to your
computer's configuration settings. Try logging on as an
Administrator.

So you're claiming that just logging under the Administrator account
generates this message? Or is this perhaps something you are leaving
out, like you were trying to run msconfig.exe?


http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

 

[shakey]

in message



So you're claiming that just logging under the Administrator account
generates this message? Or is this perhaps something you are leaving out,
like you were trying to run msconfig.exe?


http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

I see this when I run certain programs myself including msconfig.exe.
Strangely though the changes take even with the warning.
Apparently you HINT that that's normal so I ask "isn't that why we have
administrator privileges in our accounts or is there a SUPREME
ADMINISTRATOR?

 

[Vanguard]

...

I see this when I run certain programs myself including
msconfig.exe. Strangely though the changes take even with the
warning.
Apparently you HINT that that's normal so I ask "isn't that why we
have administrator privileges in our accounts or is there a SUPREME
ADMINISTRATOR?

If policies are being enforced on a domain, different levels of
administrator groups can be defined to which you can belong. For
example, you may be given administrator status in a domain but that
merely gives you admin rights on your own host and not, for example,
to be the admin of the PDC host.

I have seen the error when using msconfig.exe about me needing to be
an admin when I already am one (i.e., my account is in the
Administrators group and it is the default one, not some limited admin
group). I ignore it, reboot, and the changes are effected. I haven't
seen a good indicator why this bogus error shows up to know how to
solve it. Since it really isn't a problem, I haven't dug much into
it. It's like falling off a ledge, hanging on for dear life, and some
bozo telling you to hang on while they go get help. Gee, hang on, ya
think, wow, would've never thought of that.

I haven't gotten nailed with this bogus "admin required" dialog for
quite awhile. It has also been quite awhile since I got rid of the
McAfee security bloatwareware (and even longer since getting rid of
the consumer-grade Norton bloatware). Could be security software that
does the interfering. Norton users have reported the same problem.
Neither you or the OP mentioned what, if any, 3rd party security
software is installed.

 

[shakey]

...


If policies are being enforced on a domain, different levels of
administrator groups can be defined to which you can belong. For example,
you may be given administrator status in a domain but that merely gives
you admin rights on your own host and not, for example, to be the admin of
the PDC host.

I have seen the error when using msconfig.exe about me needing to be an
admin when I already am one (i.e., my account is in the Administrators
group and it is the default one, not some limited admin group). I ignore
it, reboot, and the changes are effected. I haven't seen a good indicator
why this bogus error shows up to know how to solve it. Since it really
isn't a problem, I haven't dug much into it. It's like falling off a
ledge, hanging on for dear life, and some bozo telling you to hang on
while they go get help. Gee, hang on, ya think, wow, would've never
thought of that.

I haven't gotten nailed with this bogus "admin required" dialog for quite
awhile. It has also been quite awhile since I got rid of the McAfee
security bloatwareware (and even longer since getting rid of the
consumer-grade Norton bloatware). Could be security software that does
the interfering. Norton users have reported the same problem. Neither you
or the OP mentioned what, if any, 3rd party security software is
installed.

Thank you Vanguard you clarified that nicely for me. I have also taken the
approach of "Since it really isn't a problem, I haven't dug much into it."
Just got curious after seeing the original question posted. Just for your
possible future troubleshooting info I do have McAfee running but feel its
worth the occasional problem it causes as I have caught no serious virus and
its minimal effort. I am also default admin, and only admin, on this system.
Shakey

 

[Vanguard]

Thank you Vanguard you clarified that nicely for me. I have also
taken the approach of "Since it really isn't a problem, I haven't
dug much into it." Just got curious after seeing the original
question posted. Just for your possible future troubleshooting info
I do have McAfee running but feel its worth the occasional problem
it causes as I have caught no serious virus and its minimal effort.
I am also default admin, and only admin, on this system.
Shakey

NEVER use the Administrator account. If its profile gets corrupted
then you have no admin account to recover your system. If you need
admin privileges then create another account under the Administrators
*group*. Profiles *do* get corrupted on occasion. If the only
admin-level account you have gets corrupted, how are you going to
login to make repairs?