Desktop Icons and Descriptions

[willythecat]

This *censored* computer. I can see it's gonna get a good kickin' if it doesn't stop playing me up!
Used it this morning and all was ok. Powered it off and then back on again 2hrs later. Whoa, all the desktop shortcut icons were blimmin' enormous as well as their descriptions and were in rows across the screen.
Thought l'd sorted it via right clicking on properties/appearance/advanced and properties/appearance/settings. Then took ages to move then all around into the order they were before.
Powered off and restarted. The desktop has come back with all the icons and descriptions so small l literally need a magnifying glass to read them.
They are also in 4 columns to the far left of the screen, in no order whatsoever!
Any ideas as to what's happening as it seems my alterations aren't getting saved/retained?
Thanks
PS I've done the obvious (ie MBAM,SAS,Spybot,HJT etc. and all run clean)

[patio]

Try 1024X768....as a resolution.

[willythecat]

Hi there Patio,
Yep, that's what l set them to (which seems to be what they looked like
before all this started).
Have just rebooted prior to writing this and fingers crossed, it seems to be holding its own at the moment, with all icons staying where they should be.
Doesn't really explain why it was doing this in the first place, just another of lifes mysteries l suppose! Grrrr, blimmin machines!
Thanks for replying
WTC