My search engine block where i write things i want to search has shrunk after installing IE8 how can I fix it?

After installing IE8, when I go to google, I can hardly see when I am writing because the search block has shrunk a lot. This has even happened on other websites. How can I fix this problem?|||You should be able to resize it. If I understand correctly, the search box is smaller and the address bar box is now wider? You should be able to move ur mouse to the gap between the two, and a double headed arrow will appear, indicating that you can resize horizontally.