How to fix a distorted "File and Folder" view after upgrading to Mountain Lion and deletng Houdini?
The files are not "distorted"; they just are not arranged in rows. When you have the files in icon view, you can arrange them however you like.

If you want to have a particular window arranged by name, you can press ⌘J to bring up the inspector pane, then select the criteria you want to "sort by"