Having trouble with macbookpro display settings

Using 'best for built-in display' setting on older 15" Macbook Pro, and also have tried using all the scaled options as well... the problem is that now I have to scroll left/right/up/down to see all my desktop icons/menus/dock icons and the screen 'jumps' to show the remainder of the display window when I touch the mouse to any of the sides... I have tried using different settings in the view options window e.g., icon size, grid settings, etc.
Previously this was just fine until I had to restore some files from Time Machine... I even tried to restore the Display Preferences from a date that I knew was ok, all to no avail...
This is on a Macbook Pro 3,1 using OS 10.8.3... any thoughts?

Hi lssphx,
Resetting your computer's PRAM can resolve issues like this:
OS X Mountain Lion: Reset your computer’s PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph11243
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