Environment
Directory & Resource Administrator 8.x
Windows 7
Situation
Error launching ARM console on Windows 7 64bit machine.
Error parsing c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v2.0.50727\config\machine.config. Parser returned error 0x80070005.
Error parsing c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v2.0.50727\config\machine.config. Parser returned error 0x80070005.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, make sure that local system Users have Read permissions to the machine.config file.
Cause
The machine.config file has been limited strictly to Administrators.
Additional Information
Formerly known as NETIQKB73223