Problem upgrading to itunes 10.5

I upgraded my imac to itunes 10.5 without problem. I'm now trying to upgrade a Windows PC running XP and half way through the install I get this message:
Installer has insufficient privileges to access directory://c:\program files\itunes    Installation cannot continue. Log in as administrator
This is my wife's PC. There is no admin login. How can I get around this?
Thanks

I realized I can't drag and drop either, but I barely have any songs and I've never noticed if this feature was there before 10.5.2. Is this only on a playlist?

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