Thanks for report.
1) Could you try disabling CD-Text in View, Preferences, Internet tab, and see if it still requires admin privileges?
2) I've seen scattered reports about cover download recently but they are not connected to admin mode. Can you send me a session log to [email]orangecd@firetongue.com[/email] when cover download problem occurs. You can get session log by holding Shift key while recognizing a CD. Thanks!