Too big desktop screen

I'm trying to help my mother (3000 miles away from me) and she told me when she turns her computer, the screen is huge.  Some icons are not 'on' and I don't know how to tell him to change his screen to normal size.  Any suggestions?  Thank you!

Hello

Tell him to try the 1 part screen resolution change

If this does not work then download the latest drivers and repeat this process of screen resolution

try going to your graphic card manufacturers site or computer and are looking for the driver download section

Search your computer or graphics card model number based on what you have and download and install the latest graphics drivers for vista

then try to make the screen of solution of problems

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/change-screen-resolution

Change the screen resolution

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