I am logged on as administrator and when I try to do an msconfig and make achange I get a message that I need to be logged in as administrator. What can the problem be

Hi, Which OS based machine you have logged on? If it is a Microsoft Vistaor Windows 2008 Server based computer,then it has UAC(User account control) feature. Understanding and Configuring User Account Control in Windows Vista http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/00d04415-2b2f-422c-b70e-b18ff918c2811033.mspx?mfr=true If not,since here is the forum for Exchange,and I not very know well about it,then I recommend you to use Newsgroup for Windows to get relevant help. Discussions in Windows Vista Administration Accounts and Passwords http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords&cat=en_US_9CA88DDB-D18D-FA0E-A366-6E527B0FBA67&lang=en&cr=US Hope it helps. Xiu

Check if your user id is part of Local Admin group.