Network Setup wants to make changes...

My MacBook keeps bringing up a dialog box with:
"Network Setup wants to make changes. Please type in your password..." etc
Why is my computer trying to make changes? What does it have to do with the network (Airport is turned off. I'm only coneected to wireless internet). Why is it so persisitant?
Its really annoying me.

Try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account to see if you can install it there. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.
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