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can't see start button, colors are set all the same help!
my daughter played with my win98 computer when i wasn't
looking. i think she made the colors all the same so when i try to load something on desk top i just see pink. she said she also did something with the size so i can't see start button or task bar at bottom, although when windows first loads i can see icons in regular size. i can still access the computer files by my network but otherwise computer is useless. is there anyway to get to display through command prompt or something? |
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can't see start button, colors are set all the same help!
Can't you get into Display by right clicking the Desktop and selecting
Properties? Even if you can't see the Start button, you should still be able to use it with Winkey. You can use Winkey+R to bring up the Run command box and type in the command below: control desk.cpl ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, "mike" wrote: my daughter played with my win98 computer when i wasn't looking. i think she made the colors all the same so when i try to load something on desk top i just see pink. she said she also did something with the size so i can't see start button or task bar at bottom, although when windows first loads i can see icons in regular size. i can still access the computer files by my network but otherwise computer is useless. is there anyway to get to display through command prompt or something? |
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can't see start button, colors are set all the same help!
thanks for trying but i can't see anything but the icons
i think partly because of the colors being messed up and partly because the fonts or windows are so big when they open you can't see anykind of input area. same when i right click on desktop, i can kind of see window and can click on properties but all i get is a big greenish mess with no icons or input box. is there anything else you can think of? -----Original Message----- Can't you get into Display by right clicking the Desktop and selecting Properties? Even if you can't see the Start button, you should still be able to use it with Winkey. You can use Winkey+R to bring up the Run command box and type in the command below: control desk.cpl ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, "mike" wrote: my daughter played with my win98 computer when i wasn't looking. i think she made the colors all the same so when i try to load something on desk top i just see pink. she said she also did something with the size so i can't see start button or task bar at bottom, although when windows first loads i can see icons in regular size. i can still access the computer files by my network but otherwise computer is useless. is there anyway to get to display through command prompt or something? . |
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can't see start button, colors are set all the same help!
Try in safe mode.
....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, "mike" wrote: thanks for trying but i can't see anything but the icons i think partly because of the colors being messed up and partly because the fonts or windows are so big when they open you can't see anykind of input area. same when i right click on desktop, i can kind of see window and can click on properties but all i get is a big greenish mess with no icons or input box. is there anything else you can think of? -----Original Message----- Can't you get into Display by right clicking the Desktop and selecting Properties? Even if you can't see the Start button, you should still be able to use it with Winkey. You can use Winkey+R to bring up the Run command box and type in the command below: control desk.cpl ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, "mike" wrote: my daughter played with my win98 computer when i wasn't looking. i think she made the colors all the same so when i try to load something on desk top i just see pink. she said she also did something with the size so i can't see start button or task bar at bottom, although when windows first loads i can see icons in regular size. i can still access the computer files by my network but otherwise computer is useless. is there anyway to get to display through command prompt or something? . |
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can't see start button, colors are set all the same help!
its the same thing in safe mode. i was thinking i could
make a small file in pcanywhere recording what is happening so you could see what i am talking about and send it to you. would that be ok to do? -----Original Message----- Try in safe mode. ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, "mike" wrote: thanks for trying but i can't see anything but the icons i think partly because of the colors being messed up and partly because the fonts or windows are so big when they open you can't see anykind of input area. same when i right click on desktop, i can kind of see window and can click on properties but all i get is a big greenish mess with no icons or input box. is there anything else you can think of? -----Original Message----- Can't you get into Display by right clicking the Desktop and selecting Properties? Even if you can't see the Start button, you should still be able to use it with Winkey. You can use Winkey+R to bring up the Run command box and type in the command below: control desk.cpl ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, "mike" wrote: my daughter played with my win98 computer when i wasn't looking. i think she made the colors all the same so when i try to load something on desk top i just see pink. she said she also did something with the size so i can't see start button or task bar at bottom, although when windows first loads i can see icons in regular size. i can still access the computer files by my network but otherwise computer is useless. is there anyway to get to display through command prompt or something? . . |
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can't see start button, colors are set all the same help!
Unless anyone has a better idea, I suggest you do exactly the same on
the bad PC as you would on a good one. You should be able to follow the steps as if you were blind. ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, wrote: its the same thing in safe mode. i was thinking i could make a small file in pcanywhere recording what is happening so you could see what i am talking about and send it to you. would that be ok to do? -----Original Message----- Try in safe mode. ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, "mike" wrote: thanks for trying but i can't see anything but the icons i think partly because of the colors being messed up and partly because the fonts or windows are so big when they open you can't see anykind of input area. same when i right click on desktop, i can kind of see window and can click on properties but all i get is a big greenish mess with no icons or input box. is there anything else you can think of? -----Original Message----- Can't you get into Display by right clicking the Desktop and selecting Properties? Even if you can't see the Start button, you should still be able to use it with Winkey. You can use Winkey+R to bring up the Run command box and type in the command below: control desk.cpl ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.display.general, "mike" wrote: my daughter played with my win98 computer when i wasn't looking. i think she made the colors all the same so when i try to load something on desk top i just see pink. she said she also did something with the size so i can't see start button or task bar at bottom, although when windows first loads i can see icons in regular size. i can still access the computer files by my network but otherwise computer is useless. is there anyway to get to display through command prompt or something? . . |
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