Can't add files to HD after upgrading to Lion

hi,
i just upgraded to lion and now i can't drag and drop files from my desktop onto my macintosh HD icon. i get the error popup window "The item (filename) can't be moved because "Macintosh HD" can't be modified" then I need to click on the "Authenticate" button on the popup window, type in my password for the system and then it will add it to my mac hd.
i'm sure i just have something locked or set wrong, but i've never gotten this error before.
does anyone know what i need to change or do so i don't have to authenticate each time i want to drag/drop something onto my HD?
thanks

thanks for your reply, after running repair permissions several times (which was a good idea because several were corrupt) but did no good for this issue, i went to look at the permissions for the hd and everything looked good, system had read/write anyone else had read only. i added myself (my computer administrator name) with read/write permission and now everything works as it should

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