"You Do Not Have Access Privileges For This Operation"

Just yesterday I installed iTunes 9 on Windows XP SP 3 for the first time. I've never used any version of iTunes before.
Full disclosure: iTunes is not my default media player.
So far, things seem to be going okay. I've only encountered one weirdness: After I set my iTunes preferences (Edit > Preferences) I received this error message:
"An error occurred while updating the default player for audio file types. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation."
Why is that weird? Well...
First - I +did not+ try to 'update the default player for audio file types'. (Did iTunes try to make itself the default without consulting me?)
Second - I am using an Administrator account - no doubt about my "access privileges" - and my music is stored in my account.
I have searched for this error message on the discussion boards here and also Googled the message, with disappointing results. Apparently, this message appears under several circumstances, and there seems to be no obvious fix, only educated guesses that work for some but not for others.
What could be the reason behind the error message in my case?

The only time i've seen that error is when updating the itunes library and can sometimes be caused by ESET anti virus / Smart security blocking access. Certainly can't see why you don't enough privileges to change default music player.
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