Reply #2: couple of other "tricks"

[welshTerrier2]

is it possible the re-install changed your screen resolution? ... if you want to try a larger resolution, right click on your desktop and choose "properties" ... then click on the "settings" tab and move the slide control for screen resolution to the left (i.e. smaller numbers = larger display) ...

tip two is to install Firefox ... with a simple press of CTRL-+ (control key and plus key simultaneously) you can make your browser font larger ... you can repeat this command as many times as you need ...

you can also do this in IE as follows: click on the IE "view" menu and then select "text size" ... choose a larger text size ... note: some web pages do not acknowledge this text size override ... if you want to force all pages to recognize the font size increase you specified, also do the following (in IE): click "tools" and then "internet options" ... then click the button labeled "accessibility" ... check the box that says "ignore font sizes specified on web pages" and then click "OK" ...
some pages will not look so good but this will give you a larger font size ...