You probably have Windows 7 or Windows Vista. You can go around that problem by right clicking the shortcut and doing the following things:
Properties -> Compatibility -> Cross over Run As Administrator, then do the "Run the program in a compatibilitything
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:D" and select Windows XP Service Pack 2. Or any other of them that you find working. Also play around with the other crosschecks. Just don't use the only 256 screencolors. I've got it and it sucks
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