I am running ms config and I uncheck certain programs to run in startup but
when I say ok xp says access denied and that I may need to be an
administrator to change it. The account I am using has full access so it
should be an administrator account. Anyone have any idea of why this is
being reported

lostinmame@wilderness.com wrote:
First off, verify whether or not the account you are using does or does not
have administrator rights - based on checking, rather than on what it
"should" be. Look in Control Panel > User Accounts for this - it'll say
there if the account is an administrator.

it is a home computer. it is the primary account that was created when the
operating system was re installed and I have not changed any operator
rights.

<previous exchanges reinstated so all can follow - please don't snip
everything!>

If XP is reporting that you may "need to be an administrator" to do what
you're trying, it's worth the few clicks to actually, concretely confirm
your assumption that your account *does* have admin rights.

Alternatively (but why?) try making your msconfig changes whilst logged in
with the built-in "administrator" account - if you're running XP Home you'll
need to boot to Safe Mode to be able to achieve this. See if it'll let you
do it there.