Just not sure

I don't know if this is a security issue of what it is....I'm just not sure -

Recently I have noticed that (I use windows XP) everytime I go to use an option in the control panel I get a message that I don't have to appropriate permissions. That is only in normal mode, my account is the admin account and the only way I can use anything in my control panel is in 'safe mode'.
I have done everything in my knowledge that I can think of and I can't figure out why it is like this - It never use to be - and more importantly I can't seem to work out how to remedy it.

Any advice?.................

Thanks

Maybe it was disabled somehow :

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/543/

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Disable Control Panel (Windows 2000/Me/XP) Popular
This setting allows you to restrict user access to the Control Panel options and settings.

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Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoControlPanel' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.

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Just find the value (instruction on website provided) and change the value from 1 to 0 if it's a 1. Thats my best guess.

Ok OK - this is rediculous

I took Nemorys advice and there wasn't even a 'NoControPanel' entry in the registry.

I used the 'find' function and it said the search was complete but it didn't display anything.
-it didn't say 'found' it didn't say 'not found', it just didn't offer anything.

I tried creating one and there was no way to set the parameters for it and I looked at the permissions and it said that my account had full access.......

WTF do I do?