Computer FAQs & Tips

By default Windows XP does not enable Clear Type Font. You have to set it manually. You can do this one of the two methods

1. Change Desktop Properties Settings
   Recommended for normal users
2. Edit Windows Registry
   Recommended for Advanced users

Let’s get start

Change Desktop Properties Settings

• Right Click on your desktop
• Display Properties Windows appears
  
• Click on Effects button
• Effects Windows appears
  
• Select Clear Type
• Click OK button
• Click OK button again on Display Properties Windows

Edit Windows Registry

• Enable Clear Type for the Current User
  1. Go to Start > Run
  2. Type in Regedit then press Enter
  3. Registry Editor windows appears
  4. Go to the following path
     HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop
  5. Double click on FontSmoothing (REG_SZ / String Value)
     
  6. Edit String window appears
  7. Enter 2 in Value data field
  8. Press OK button
  9. Double Click on FontSmoothingType (REG_DWORD / DWORD Value)
     
  10. Enter 2 in Value data field and make sure Hexadecimal base option is selected
  11. Press OK button
  12. Close Registry Editor windows
  13. Restart your Computer

  NOTE: If FontSmoothing and FontSmoothingType are not exist, you can create them

  • In Registry Editor windows, go to path HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop
  • From File menu click Edit > New > String Value
  • “New Value #1″ is created, rename it to FontSmoothing
  • Follow from Step 5 above
  • From File menu click Edit > New > DWORD Value
  • New Value #1 is created, rename it to FontSmoothingType
  • Follow from Step 9 above

• Enable Clear Type for All Users
  If you want to apply this setting for all user in your PC, you just need to use different path on Step 4 above. Instead of usin HKEY_USERS/Control Panel/Desktop
  you will need to use HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Desktop
  Then proceed the same steps and reboot your Computer.