Eh? Is this the Dell-customized Windows XP installation you're talking about, or plain Windows XP? I always get My Computer, Internet Explorer, Recycle Bin, and My Network Places after a fresh install (I shouldn't know that :frowning:).
It looks like you'll need to reload the video card driver. Enter the service tag located on the computer case into Dell's website, and they'll tell you the exact model of the video card, and I think they have the driver available there as well.