diff -r 3ef997c53b50 -r 912a06e2bd53 GUI/StartupManager.cs
--- a/GUI/StartupManager.cs	Thu May 20 21:23:54 2010 +0000
+++ b/GUI/StartupManager.cs	Fri May 21 17:28:52 2010 +0000
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using OpenHardwareMonitor.TaskScheduler;
@@ -51,25 +52,39 @@
     private const string REGISTRY_RUN =
       @"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run";
 
+    private bool IsAdministrator() {
+      try {
+        WindowsIdentity identity = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();
+        WindowsPrincipal principal = new WindowsPrincipal(identity);
+        return principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator);
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
     public StartupManager() {
-      try {
-        scheduler = new TaskSchedulerClass();
-        scheduler.Connect(null, null, null, null);
-      } catch {
+      if (IsAdministrator()) {
+        try {
+          scheduler = new TaskSchedulerClass();
+          scheduler.Connect(null, null, null, null);
+        } catch {
+          scheduler = null;
+        }
+
+        if (scheduler != null) {
+          try {
+            ITaskFolder folder = scheduler.GetFolder("\\Open Hardware Monitor");
+            IRegisteredTask task = folder.GetTask("Startup");
+            startup = task != null;
+          } catch (IOException) {
+            startup = false;
+          } catch (UnauthorizedAccessException) {
+            scheduler = null;
+          }
+        } 
+      } else {
         scheduler = null;
       }
-
-      if (scheduler != null) {
-        try {
-          ITaskFolder folder = scheduler.GetFolder("\\Open Hardware Monitor");
-          IRegisteredTask task = folder.GetTask("Startup");
-          startup = task != null;
-        } catch (IOException) {
-          startup = false;
-        } catch (UnauthorizedAccessException) {
-          scheduler = null;
-        }
-      } 
             
       if (scheduler == null) {
         RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(REGISTRY_RUN);