Why can't I “Edit Personal Settings” for a user in SharePoint 2010

Question

So, as you can see I have no option to change stuff like e-mail, phone, name, etc. when I try to edit user information. The account I'm showing in this image is actually an administrator account.

The user accounts we use in SharePoint are pulled from the accounts on the local machine (which is not using AD, just a workgroup). Is there some service I need to install to get this working, or am I missing something simple.

Answer 1

I tried the following:

1. Access the Web Site e.g. http://win-sp using the System Account i.e. an account who is Site Collection Administrators
2. On the Right Hand corner, click System Account drop down
3. Click My Profile
4. Click Edit My Profile

I have tested the same for a normal user and that works perfectly fine.

From the screenshot, it looks like you are under System Account -> My Settings