Itunes cannot save songs; not enough access privileges

I get this message when importing songs into itunes: “The iTunes library cannot be saved. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation.” I am the administrator, but don't know what to do. After I click OK, iTunes continues downloading and the songs appear to be there, but does it mean the files are not being saved? I have Windows XP, SP2, and the latest itunes version.

I just resolved this issue by going through every folder and making pretty much my entire computer accessible to the entire universe. Key is to apple to all.

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