Background Mess-up

[lsteier]

I made a dumb mistake. I was modifiying the background
theme and accidently changed all color to black. Now I
cannot change anything {I can't see anything} (change it
back) because the only thing that shows up on my screen
are the icons -- then when I open a windows window it's
all black. I know the functionality is still there
because when I click in the right hand corner of the black
box, it will close. The only reason that I can see some
black boxes is that it kept a fairly small background
picture where I had it centered on the desktop. If I
hadn't had that picture there, It would have been a
totally black screen.

Is there someway to reset these to defaults in bios or
something???? What if I started in Safe Mode -- would
that help. Why on earth would windows even allow you to
do such a dumb thing??

[Keith Miller]

Try the following in Safe Mode or by logging in to the default =
Administrator account.

Create a one-line batch file (text file with a .bat extension) with the =
following command:

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna\luna.msstyles

Place the batch file in your startup directory (C:\Documents and =
Settings\Keith\Start Menu\Programs\Startup)

Then when you log in, the display properties dialog will be launched =
with the default XP style selected. Pressing <Enter> should apply it =
and you should be back in business.

Keith


"lsteier" > wrote in message =
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> I made a dumb mistake. I was modifiying the background=20
> theme and accidently changed all color to black. Now I=20
> cannot change anything {I can't see anything} (change it=20
> back) because the only thing that shows up on my screen=20
> are the icons -- then when I open a windows window it's=20
> all black. I know the functionality is still there=20
> because when I click in the right hand corner of the black=20
> box, it will close. The only reason that I can see some=20
> black boxes is that it kept a fairly small background=20
> picture where I had it centered on the desktop. If I=20
> hadn't had that picture there, It would have been a=20
> totally black screen.
>=20
> Is there someway to reset these to defaults in bios or=20
> something???? What if I started in Safe Mode -- would=20
> that help. Why on earth would windows even allow you to=20
> do such a dumb thing??