ALL DOWNLOADS DISTORT ALL FILES AND DESKTOP

WINDOWS XP PRO 32. internet explorer 8. I HAVE INSTALLED AND UNINSTALLED READER AND FLASH PLAYER SEVERAL TIMES, WITH SAME RESULTS, WITH AND WITHOUT GOOGLE CHROME SELECTED.
ALL Files and desktop  are so large they can not be navigated.

A screen shot might be better, but try this anyway.
If you haven't already rebooted, do so.
Right click an empty bit of the desktop.
Choose Properties
Click Appearance
Look under Font Size: make sure it is NORMAL.

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