I changed my theme in XP(sp3) now all the fonts and mennus are black. I cant navigate well so I cant change the theme. Not even right-click, properties can be seen. HELP
Hello and welcome to FixYa. Try starting up the computer in safe mode, repeatedly tap on F8 before the windows xp logo comes up, you will get to advanced start up options menu.
Select Safe mode.
Once you are in safe mode, try signing in to the administrator account or if not visible go to your own account, try changing the theme, if you can't change the theme, go to start, control panel, user accounts, create a new user, make sure its set to computer administrator.
Then logout from the computer and restart and start it up normally, now sign in to the new account, the theme should be normal there.
let me know if you get stuck at any point or if you need further assistance.
desk.cpl gives you the menu you get from right click properties.
on the drop down list there, you have the themes, from the bottom, last entry go up 2 items and take the 3rd most lowest item on the list, apply and ok, bottom right of the window.
You need to write exactly
Net(SPACE)user(Space)/Add(Space)username
so that is
net user /add username
since we did not set a password, you can either type the username at the login or just select it from the list depends on what kind of settings your using.
desk.cpl gives you the menu you get from right click properties.
on the drop down list there, you have the themes, from the bottom, last entry go up 2 items and take the 3rd most lowest item on the list, apply and ok, bottom right of the window.
You need to write exactly
Net(SPACE)user(Space)/Add(Space)username so that is net user /add username since we did not set a password, you can either type the username at the login or just select it from the list depends on what kind of settings your using.
Okay. You would need to use the Desk.cpl method I talked about, if that doesn't work, you are left with the new account. You need to create a new account that has administrator rights, so you can install programs etc, the new account is just a quest and it cant do much.
If you can't get it done, we have to go to the new account, then run a special command to get you the rights to add a new user the proper way.
This should work.
In the new account, hold down windows key and press R, in the run menu write:
runas /user:MainAccount control
You have to replace MainAccount with your username that you use to login with the problem account.
runas /user:administrator control
This opens the control panel with the rights of that user. Enter your password when asked, then in the control panel, click on classic view, then user accounts. You have to create a new account here. Make sure its set to computer administrator.
Then sign off, then login to your new main account that you just created.
Now I don't know how we would fix the original account, but now you have a new full account, this should do, now you just need to copy your important files from the other account to this account. they are stored in
my computer -> c: -> documents and settings -> the old username ->
inside you will find your documents, desktop icons etc. you can copy those into your new user accounts desktop, so you will be able to find your files.
let me know how that goes.Okay. You would need to use the Desk.cpl method I talked about, if that doesn't work, you are left with the new account. You need to create a new account that has administrator rights, so you can install programs etc, the new account is just a quest and it cant do much.
If you can't get it done, we have to go to the new account, then run a special command to get you the rights to add a new user the proper way.
This should work.
In the new account, hold down windows key and press R, in the run menu write: runas /user:MainAccount control
You have to replace MainAccount with your username that you use to login with the problem account.
runas /user:administrator control
This opens the control panel with the rights of that user. Enter your password when asked, then in the control panel, click on classic view, then user accounts. You have to create a new account here. Make sure its set to computer administrator.
Then sign off, then login to your new main account that you just created.
Now I don't know how we would fix the original account, but now you have a new full account, this should do, now you just need to copy your important files from the other account to this account. they are stored in
my computer -> c: -> documents and settings -> the old username -> inside you will find your documents, desktop icons etc. you can copy those into your new user accounts desktop, so you will be able to find your files.
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Hello and welcome to FixYa.
Try starting up the computer in safe mode, repeatedly tap on F8 before the windows xp logo comes up, you will get to advanced start up options menu.
Select Safe mode.
Once you are in safe mode, try signing in to the administrator account or if not visible go to your own account, try changing the theme, if you can't change the theme, go to start, control panel, user accounts, create a new user, make sure its set to computer administrator.
Then logout from the computer and restart and start it up normally, now sign in to the new account, the theme should be normal there.
let me know if you get stuck at any point or if you need further assistance.
desk.cpl gives you the menu you get from right click properties.
on the drop down list there, you have the themes, from the bottom, last entry go up 2 items and take the 3rd most lowest item on the list, apply and ok, bottom right of the window.
You need to write exactly
Net(SPACE)user(Space)/Add(Space)username
so that is
net user /add username
since we did not set a password, you can either type the username at the login or just select it from the list depends on what kind of settings your using.
Okay. You would need to use the Desk.cpl method I talked about, if that doesn't work, you are left with the new account. You need to create a new account that has administrator rights, so you can install programs etc, the new account is just a quest and it cant do much.
If you can't get it done, we have to go to the new account, then run a special command to get you the rights to add a new user the proper way.
This should work.
In the new account, hold down windows key and press R, in the run menu write:
runas /user:MainAccount control
You have to replace MainAccount with your username that you use to login with the problem account.
runas /user:administrator control
This opens the control panel with the rights of that user. Enter your password when asked, then in the control panel, click on classic view, then user accounts. You have to create a new account here. Make sure its set to computer administrator.
Then sign off, then login to your new main account that you just created.
Now I don't know how we would fix the original account, but now you have a new full account, this should do, now you just need to copy your important files from the other account to this account. they are stored in
my computer -> c: -> documents and settings -> the old username ->
inside you will find your documents, desktop icons etc. you can copy those into your new user accounts desktop, so you will be able to find your files.
let me know how that goes.