windows/webpage rendering problem? java/php/html?

Problem description: Stuff looks funny. Webpages are missing background info (see pics), desktop items' titles aren't visually blended with desktop background. WYSIWYG editor doesn't work when posting in various forums.

Attempted fixes: Uninstalled Java, updated Firefox

Recent changes: I went to http://www.pullandsave.com and Firefox notified me that it needed a plugin, which I saw was for Java. Instead of trusting my local junkyard to give me a safe web link to update my computer, I opened Sun Java and updated it through its own update console. Then Firefox got PO'd and disabled its java console and requested a restart.

I have since uninstalled Sun Java and all of its updates through Add/Remove Programs. I also used IE for a few minutes to see if it had this rendering problem as well, and it did (else my next step would have been to uninstall/reinstall Firefox).

I know enough to believe that Java isn't the problem and that it might be PHP / HTML related, but I don't have the know-how to try to fix this without instructions.
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Operating system: Windows XP Home, SP2, 32 bit.

System specs: Toshiba Satellite A75-S231

Here are some screenshots. I did blank out some areas with personal info.

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3226/arghm.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7060/arghz.jpg

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9222/arghr.jpg

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1733/arghg.jpg

 

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