how do I change the font size when I boot up in safe mode?

[Antman]

Yes or No
Can you log in as an Administrator?

If yes, log in as Admin and perform Clean Boot routine.

[olddude]

no

[Antman]

@vger @gus
Forgive me - I have not used XP in such a long time, I am drawing blanks on some skills. I ‘know’ there is an administrator account on your PC. I cannot remember how to find it.

1. Open a Command Prompt window.
2. Do one or more of the following:

•To list members of the Users group, type:
net localgroup users

• To list members of the Administrators group, type:
net localgroup administrators

[veeg]

Sorry i have not used XP for so long i am drawing blanks myself.

[Antman]

How to Log in to Windows XP with a Blank Administrator Password

[jmarket]

I have not used XP for ages now, sorry.

[Antman]

No worries. I think I found it.
How to Log in to Windows XP with a Blank Administrator Password

[olddude]

For some reason I was thinking that the login I use had admin rights. When I tried to do the clean boot it did change something because I kept getting the message box every time I logged on booted back up that said I had changed the way that windows starts but it looked like the only thing that had changed was the first part (the clear selected items) #3

It wouldn’t let me change anything in the services tab.

I can’t see anywhere to even log in as administrator when I start windows the only thing that comes up is my login box where I put my password to log in.There is no admin tab to click even when I boot in safe mode. When I go into user accounts in the control panel it shows two accounts, one is Administrator and the other is Guest it doesn’t show the one I use at all.

Also, when I go into user accounts to change the way users log in I keep getting a message saying: Client services for net ware has disabled the welcome screen and fast user switching. To restore these features you must uninstall client services for net ware. I wasn’t getting this message and I could switch the way users logged in before I tried the clean boot thingy

Just for the heck of it I went to the user accounts in control panel and I clicked on the change user passwords box and hit the Admin tab then a box came up to change that password. It asked for my password and I put the one in I use all the time to log in then in the next two boxes for the new password I put in another password then clicked OK. I logged off and back on again and I had to use the new password to get in. So I guess that means they are at least connected somehow.

[Antman]

A. “kept getting the message box every time I logged on booted back up that said I had changed the way that windows starts”
It is just an info box reminding you that you are working on a problem

B. We will not leave the boxes unchecked. We will finish what we are working on and return everything to normal

C. I will assume that you do not actually use Client Services Netware. Unless you KNOW that you do, remove it. Nobody else uses it.

Follow these steps to remove the Client Services for Netware component:
[ol]
[li]Open Network Connections (Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network Connections).[/li][li]Right-click your connection (e.g., Local Area Connection) and select Properties.[/li][li]Under “This connection uses the following items:” select “Client Services for Netware” and click Uninstall.[/li][li]Click Yes to the displayed dialog box and reboot.[/li]
[/ol]
We will address the Admin account after Netware is removed. It interfere with our task.

[olddude]

OK client services for net ware has been uninstalled.

Just to be clear I could only clear the first two boxes the load startup items is still checked.

[Antman]

You have been clear.
Replace all the check marks so that Startup is as it was. Back to normal. Restart.

Please process these commands. This will create a small text filename pchf.txt
Please attach file to next post

Open a Command Prompt window.

net localgroup users >> c:\PCHF.txt

net localgroup administrators >> c:\PCHF.txt

[olddude]

I have a doctors appt so I have to leave now but I did as you asked but not sure what to do next. If this thing created a txt file where would it be?

[Antman]

Eye doctor?

c:\PCHF.txt

[olddude]

Eye doctor?

c:\PCHF.txt

LOL I looked there but can’t find it

Were there supposed to be any spaces anywhere in the command?

[Antman]

It should be there - if the command did not return an error. When the command works, it just immediately returns to a blinking flashing command prompt.
I can think of reasons why it would not be there.

Try this -
Open explorer. Navigate to C. On the root, create a folder labeled PCHF

Open a Command Prompt window.
net localgroup users >> c:\PCHF\PCHF.txt

net localgroup administrators >> c:\PCHF\PCHF.txt