I pressed enter nothing happens.

Sorry I might be getting tired

When you did control userpasswords2 did you see an account named Administrator that was different from the account that you are used to using?

If so: Press Ctrl Alt Delete and choose Logoff then at login choose the Administrator account.

I finally logged into the admin account. No icons but the desktop wallpaper has changed to windows generic hill design. Sorry it took while to reply. Thanks

Do you have a Task Bar and Start menu?

Sorry I am just going out the door until tomorrow but hopefully that account is uncorrupted and you can begin to access everything.

no task bar or start menu in any account. Thank you for your time,

Did you try the floppy route to the Recovery Console?

hi there. Just got up but I will go get some discs today and try to sort that after work. Thanks for your help. Much appreciated. Willo.

I have just purchased discs and am about to try the set up boot option. Cheers.

well.... I downloaded discs ok. Changed the boot up drive to the floppy drive. Restarted with disc one inserted. It kicked into life then suddenly went to a black screen with a blinking cursor. I waited a while but the drive was not whirring. I tried again, same result. Willo.

Were the floppies formatted?