Resolved All onscreen content elongated after restart

Hi everyone,
I would really appreciate some help with an issue I'm having with my XP computer. I was running out of disk space and so recently removed some programs (only those listed as out of use for over a year) - this must have been a bad idea.. after the first restart, everything was fine, but upon restarting again, all icons were enlarged, and all fonts and other onscreen content were horizontally elongated. At first, changing the Desktop resolution allowed the icons to return to a normal size, and I then restarted. I then got a 'Found New Hardware' message although only my mouse was connected by USB, and an invitation to install 'Video Controller (VGA Compatible)' but since I had no software for this (nor do I know what it is) I couldn't do anything. Now, the icons are enlarged again but changing the resolution is not helping; everything is still horizontally elongated. I wish I hadn't removed the programs, but I don't know which removal has caused this issue anyway. Can anyone please help me?

 

Hi Pete, thanks for your reply. I downloaded SIW and I can see 'Hardware -> Devices' but no option for 'Display Adaptors'. My computer is a Toshiba Satellite Pro M40 laptop. Downloading a new driver would be good, but I'm unsure of what to search for - could you help further? Many thanks.

 

More specifications for the laptop:

Intel Celeron-M Processor 360 1.4GHz
256MB DDRII SDRAM
60GB Hard Drive
DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive - To read DVDs and CDs and write CDs
15.4" XGA Widescreen TFT Screen
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M
Integrated LAN and 56k v.90 data fax modem
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition

 

Hi again Pete - fixed! I found a Display Driver for my laptop and downloaded that. A simple solution I guess, but I didn't think of it until your post - thanks!