Screen is stretched

I don't know how exactly to my question.  I found questions similar to mine.  But as I'm not everything in terms of technology, it is difficult for me to jump in and follow the instructions.
I'm going to start I have a Dell Inspiron w / Vista Basic for OS.  This morning when I turned on my computer, the box and the icon who request my password seemed big enough.  So when I got to my office, the Dell dock looked as big as a large desk and icons.  Same thing with Solution Explorer.  I went at the start > Control Panel > appearance and personalization > adjust screen resolution.  There was an icon of a screen with a cursor where I could choose one of the two low 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 high.  I could have sworn that, initially, he had two choices.
The background pic was also strained.  I had the background image defined at the choice of the third, so that there would be black on the left and right sides.  I tried to reset the background image.  It was the first choice.  When I've reset the third choice, it's way smaller, but still tense.

I think it's to do two things.  A few days ago I wanted to listen to the radio online.  But the site of local stations said that I needed to download the Firefox browser, then make sure the station my homepage on Firefox, so I have to download Winamp player to listen to the radio online.  Because I downloaded the Winamp that has become my default for TV streaming online.  Yesterday, that I tried to change the default behavior to Windows Media Player.  Everything seemed fine.  So today, I tried to uninstall the player and plug-ins for Winamp, hoping that would restore things.  I didn't uninstall anything more, because I was afraid I might lose some things that are important.  Now when I watch TV on Windows Media, it begins with a super small image.  When I develop the screen size, the picture is very very fuzzy.
The other thing maybe last night when I shut down my computer I think I closed the screen until you turn it off completely.  Because I noticed that even after I close the screen the Poser light performed yet.  Now when I close the screen constantly, nothing disappears.

I know it was good, and I think I can remember stuff, but if someone is willing to help, please do.  Also, when I try to view my photos, they are horribly stretched.

THX,
Kathy

Hi Kathy Keen,

First of all, I would say that you uninstall the driver of graphics card on the computer and then visit the manufacturer site graphics card then download and install the updated driver for graphics card and check if all goes well.

How to uninstall the driver for the graphics card on the machine.

1. click on Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
2. click the tab hardware , and then click Device Manager.
NOTE: If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click continue.
3. click on Displayadapters to expand.
4. under the terms of graphics card, double-click the entry for your graphics card, and then click the driver tab.
5. click on uninstall
6. follow the wizard to uninstall to uninstall the graphics driver.

Updated a hardware driver that is not working properly
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/update-a-driver-for-hardware-that-isn ' t-work correctly

I hope this helps!

Halima S - Microsoft technical support.
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