Right click on desktop and hit Properties/Appearance/Effects. If set to "standard" select "Clear Type" and make sure box is checked to use that setting. This will improve text dramatically on an LCD. As for IE web pages. You can customize some things with the Tools functions but not everything. You can adjust the desktop icon size if you find them too small. There are also "Accessibility" options designed for certain impairments but probably not useful. LCDs have their learning curve as they don't have the ability to do much with screen resolution without degrading the image.