Startup disk ask me 2 times for password (authenticaton)

First thanks for read my question, so here is my problem I startup from my external hardrive and evrything was normal and I starup from it like three times because I copy some files from it and then I copy some file from my internal disk to the external, but my problem is that when I finish to tranfer my files back and foward sudendly if I try to startup from any of the disks the external or internal via *systempreeference/startup disk/ when I click on the lock the authentication window appears so I enter my password when hit enter or ok the same windo appears again (2 time) and if I click on cancel the lock unlocks so there is my problem why appears two times and why unlocks if I click on cancel the secon time it appears.*
Trobelshot
delet many .plist
restart the computer
creat a new user account does the same
repair permission
reset P-ram
reset PMU
is only in that lock the others work well
Thanks

ok something new that maybe can help if I go to system preference/security and unchek Require password to unlock each secure system preference then when I open system preference/starup disk and unlock the lock I only have to enter the password one time. But I like to have the (Require password to unlock each secure system preference) chek. In a separate note I try to reset my password from the installing DVD to see if that fixed the problem but guess what I can't reset my password from my installing DVD here is the link to my other thread (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1316202&tstart=0)
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