I just upgraded Java to the latest, think the previous version was 1.5. There seemed to be some improvement with the latest version. I will downgrade to an earlier version from the CD, and report back. It might be a day or 2.
Directx is not installed, at least it didn't appear in Task Manager processes or Msconfig. There is several Directx.logs, but they show no activity for several years. I see there are several versions of Directx I could install, thinking version 9.0C is appropriate, but at this point somewhat reluctant to install. Thoughts??
On the monitor size: The previous 19" monitor @1024 x 768 was 15" wide which is 68 DPI. The current 23" is 20" wide @ 1920 x 1020 = 96 DPI. What would be 12 point on the old looks like just above 8 point on the new. Note the new monitor is a wide screen like a HD TV.
And yes, I agree, this problem could be located numerous locations. Even some of the Window's windows are small font, with no apparent way to enlarge. The Start > Run window is one of these. But nearly all of my applications, including Microchip MPLAB IDE handle the font sizes OK. I am surprised that Microsoft and Java haven't addressed the issue, and software publishers made the necessary changes.
Thanks again.