"Access Privileges Error" in iTunes 5

I get an error message when I close the prefs box in iTunes 5.0.1. The error tells me iTunes tried to update the default player for audio files but I don't have enough "access privileges" to do this.
This happens the first time I close the prefs box after opening iTunes. If I close the prefs box a second time, I don't get the error message.
I have the only user account on my computer so I'm the administrator.
I see a few other people have had this problem. ( b noir, "Error occurred while updating the default player" #1, 12:09pm Sep 8, 2005 CDT) But the fix identified there -- turning off Microsoft Anti-Spyware -- didn't work for me. I tried doing that and reinstalling iTunes, but I still get the error message. I also tried turning off my AVG anti-virus. Still no luck.
This doesn't seem to affect the operation of the program, but it's an annoyance.
Anyone found another fix?
thanks
Paul D.

hi Paul!
This doesn't seem to affect the operation of the program, but it's an annoyance.
hmmm. how about if you head into the Add/Remove control panel and toggle the default media player setting back and forth a few times?
(don't know if this works or not, but i once had a thread go silent after suggesting it when the Antispyware thing turned out not to be a factor.)
love, b

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