Permissions error message trying to access control panel!??

[Guest]

I am the admin on our computer. I just tried to access the control panel and
got this error message:

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file; you may not have
the appropriate permissions to access the item.

Has this happened to anyone? I can't access the control panel at all.

 

[Guest]

It has, many times, I have tried to transfer inheritance etc and still not
having any luck. I can even get into my own personal pics I'm not sure if I
even have permission to use my own computer. LOL. there are many things
wrong with Vista, can't install up dates, sound card won't play sounds at
intermittent times. yadayadayada

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Have you recently installed or updated any drivers? I'd bet that a Control
Panel applet is either corrupt or incompatible with Vista and causing this
error.

 

[Guest]

I am the andmin; the only account on the machine, but when I try to save
files under subdirectory "users" it tells me that must have admin permission.
But, I am the admin?