Yes that's what I meant....I saved it as Ambercoin.conf
As far as running anything as admin, the problem is that I downloaded the zip file for the new wallet from the Ambercoin site (named ambercoin-qt-win-v3.0.0.3) and when I open it I see 2 files
AmberCoin-qt.exe
qrcodelib.dll
So I click AmberCoin-qt.exe and that's when I get the following message:
The program can't start because qrcodelib.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
This is so frustrating!!
Are you sure you have unpacked the files first before running them?

LOL you nailed it on the head!
Sometimes the easiest explanation is the correct one

I was double clicking Amber.exe in the unzipped folder. To fix it I selected the qt and dll file and unzipped them to the desktop and voila.
thanks all for your help!! Big vote for btc incoming

I can provide you a windows wallet that doesn't require that dll if you'd like.