Change user account picture

I have just purchased a Toshiba P755 and have tried to change the user account picture. This has turned out to be a major problem. I have created an additional administrator account to fix the problem, but even this did not work. I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.
The problem is, when I select a new user account picture and select the change  picture option, I get an error message: "This action cannot be performed due to an account restriction. Please contact your administrator."
Unfortunately, I am the administrator.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
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I have never been able to change the picture.  ...  I was able to change it in Safe Mode.
Maybe something you added before you first tried.
Can you do it after booting clean?
   1. Open the System Configuration utility (msconfig.exe).
   2. On the General tab, click Selective startup and clear the Load startup items check box.
   3. On the Services tab, click the Hide all Microsoft services check box and click Disable all.
   4. OK out and restart the computer.
-Jerry

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