can't see start button, colors are set all the same help!

[mike]

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?

[Alan Edwards]

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?

[mike]

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?
>
>.
>

[Alan Edwards]

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?
>>
>>.
>>

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?
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>.
>

[Alan Edwards]

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?
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>.
>>