System locks up whenever trying to give a program admin privileges

I have a brand new Macbook running 10.4.6. I was attempting to set up a particular backup program which asked for my password so that it could gain admin access in order to back up all files properly. Every time I gave it my password, I got spinning beach ball. Waited awhile. Had to shut it off and back on again to return things to normal. Tried this several times with the same program with the same results. I assumed the program was buggy and uninstalled it.
I tried an entirely different backup utility. It asked the same thing and, just like last time, soon as I entered my password, spinning beach ball. There was no way to regain access without shutting off power. Tried it several times with this program too. Obviously it's an issue unrelated to either of these pieces of software. Any ideas? I've repaired permissions on the drive several times and there are no errors. Not sure where else to troubleshoot. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Regards -
Matt
MacBook 2.0   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   2 gig RAM

First, open SysPrefs->Accounts->click on the lock, enter your password, click on login options, and deselect auto login for this user. If you get that far without any problems, then click the lock, quit SysPrefs, and restart. Enter your password and relogin. If that works, then try installing the backup program (BTW, it'd help to know exactly what you're trying to install) if you're positive it will work on you Intel-based MacBook.
If you can't do the above, boot with your install disk, enter your language, and, when the menu bar pops up, select reset password, enter a new one, select Startup Disk, select your HD, and click restart.
If still nothing, since its a new machine, boot with your restore disks and start from scratch.

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