Windows looks like the sharpness was maxed out can't get it to go

[Zeppelinx12]

My windows XP looks like the sharpness has been maxed out. Everything in
windows is all grainy. This happened after I clicked ok to install a language
pack in IE when opening "www.goodwill.com". I tried doing a system restore to
two days before and nothing. I adjusted all the settings on my monitor and
nothing. Everything looks like it is in safe mode. The color settings are at
32 bit, Screen Resolution 1280 by 1024. Is there a way to adjust the
sharpness in Windows?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

It might be the DPI, or use of the 'cleartype' option.

DPI:
Open Display in Control Panel.
On the Settings tab, click Advanced.
On the General tab, in the DPI setting list, click the dots per inch (dpi)
setting you want to use.
If you choose Other in the DPI setting list, you can set custom options in
the Custom DPI Setting dialog box either by selecting one of the percentage
options in the drop-down list or by clicking on the ruler and dragging the
pointer to specify a setting.
Restart your computer when prompted.
Cleartype:
Open Display in Control Panel.
On the Appearance tab, click Effects.
In the Effects dialog box, select the Use the following method to smooth
edges of screen fonts check box.
Click ClearType in the list.