Windows xp

[killadoob]

How do i change the font of windows xp.

The font that it uses is almost everything, i find it very skinny and on a 22" it hurts my eyes.

 

[LazyLion]

Display Properties
Appearance
Play around with Font size there..
or click Advanced to go further and change the fonts to what you want.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

right click > display properties?

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

dammit Gary, go to bed or something .......... always posting 1st

 

[d0b33]

styler

 

[LazyLion]

do you have font smoothing (Clear Type) turned on?

 

[LazyLion]

dammit Gary, go to bed or something .......... always posting 1st

LOL... I am posting from my bed

 

[killadoob]

Clear type FTW

Awesome thanx alot, phew 1000000000000000000000000000 times better

 

[LazyLion]

Clear type FTW

Awesome thanx alot, phew 1000000000000000000000000000 times better

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/step1.aspx

 

[The_Techie]

ClearType is enabled on Windows Vista by default if I remember the rumors correctly.

 

[Grouter]

ClearType is enabled on Windows Vista by default if I remember the rumors correctly.

Yes, and strangely although it looks k@k in xp, in vista it actually looks better (on the same monitor) go figure.

 

[The_Techie]

Yes, and strangely although it looks k@k in xp, in vista it actually looks better (on the same monitor) go figure.

I can't say that I ever noticed the difference to be honest. Probably just didn't pay attention

 

[Grouter]

I can't say that I ever noticed the difference to be honest. Probably just didn't pay attention

Just looks blurred in xp. But with vista and aero, it looks good. I guess as MS intended. There's lots of people who hate it and turn it off (which I do when running xp). I guess it just renders better under aero.

 

[The_Techie]

Just looks blurred in xp. But with vista and aero, it looks good. I guess as MS intended. There's lots of people who hate it and turn it off (which I do when running xp). I guess it just renders better under aero.

As good a guess as any, I'd imagine

I also disable it in Windows XP to be honest (or rather, I don't enable it)

 

[LazyLion]

but you can tune it to the setting you like....

it is customisable, use the link I gave.

 

[killadoob]

Errm the difference between cleartype and no cleartype on an lcd is huge.

Anyone who can honestly say they prefer cleartype off must have 20/20 eye-sight.

It's horrible with it off.

 

[The_Techie]

Anyone who can honestly say they prefer cleartype off must have 20/20 eye-sight

That would be me, then

I can read text fine with or without it, either way. I've just become accustomed to how it looks without ClearType