OS X Lion Locked Network settings won't stay locked

I have Mac OS X 10.7.3 on a MacBook Pro and am having the following problem:
I disabled my Wireless network and locked my Network settings. I reboot. The Wireless is re-enabled and the settings are Unlocked.
Additionally, I have other software (Intego) in which I lock the settings and after reboot they are unlocked again.
I also set the setting to not "Reopen documents" when an application is re-opened (what a really iritating modification) and it does NOT WORK. Not everytime, but most of the time, reopening an app like Excel will re-open EVERY last document I had opend previously.
What is wrong with this operating system????!!!!
Help please.

I guess no one else is having this problem?
I still do.
Just this morning after logging in, my network settings were again unlocked.
I opened excel and it tried to open two documents I had previously opened.
I have repeatedly locked the network (and all other) settings and repeatedly configured it to NOT OPEN documents or apps on login or reboot, to no avail.
And I do have admin privileges to this computer.
Something is terribly wrong with MAC OS X Lion.
Does anyone at Apple have a comment or some advice?

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