Icons on monotor

Ok this is a good one… My mom has an IBM COMPUTER 56K USING WINDOWS ME…
WHEN SHE SHUT IT OFF IT WAS FINE WHEN SHE TURNED IT ON THE NEXT MORNING THE ICONS ON HER MONOTOR HAS FOLDERS OVER THEM.. YOU CAN’T DRAG THE FOLDERS OFF THE ICONS AND EVERYTHING I DO I CAN’T GET THE FOLDERS TO GO AWAY AND JUST HAVE HER ICONS
THERE… ANY SUGGESTIONS????????????

THANKS FOR ANY KIND OF HELP
TRISH