A Wizard that came with WinXP

[Anthony]

When I first set up Windows XP, I set it at a resolution
of 800*600. It's been about a year, and I want to work
with 1024*768. When I was going through the original
setup, I was taken through a wizard where I got to pick
the setup where the text and pictures were the most
clear, so I could operate the easiest. I'm pretty sure it
was a monitor thing. I had several boxes of text to
select from and I chose the one that read the best. Now
when I've switched resolutions, the fonts have become a
little blurry, and I'd like to run that wizard again, to
see if I can sharpen them up, or see if there is a better
setting for it.

I've got an emachines, 1300Mhz celeron. Can anyone point
me in the right direction?

 

[Kelly]

Hi Anthony,

Perhaps you are speaking of ClearType? If so:

Clear Type
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/default.htm

Enable Clear Type also on the Welcome Screen (Line 36)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

More info: XP has ClearType -- Microsoft's anti-aliasing font display
technology -- but doesn't have it enabled by default.

To enable ClearType, right click on the desktop, select Properties,
Appearance, Effects, select ClearType from the second drop-down menu and
enable the selection.

/top10faqs.htm

 

[EGMcCann]

I don't know of anything like that inside XP. It may well be a gamma or
other program (or control panel addon) that came with the monitor itself.

 

[Anthony]

I'm pretty sure it wasn't cleartype, although I disabled
that and have seen a little improvement. I do remember
being able to select from text boxes with different
amount of clarity.

*shrug* Might just be bad eyesight. I'll have to start
wearing glasses in front of the computer again. Thanks
for your help, though.

-Anthony

 

[Kelly]

Anthony,

The only other thing that comes to mind is the Accessibility Wizard under
Accessories/Accessibility.

Other than that: Start/Run/Dxdiag has a Display/DirectX check, but I don't
think that is what you are speaking of.

 

[David Candy]

Blurry fonts are often caused by a dirty screen. Use windex or metho.

He probably means the Accessability Wizard which looks as he describes. It's just size (at least the middle option). The website for cleartype and MSReader (if installed) also have something similar - though every option looks the same to me.

If the wizard (accessability) was run it removes the option of changing font sizes in Appearance - Advanced. Rerun wizard and set normal text. Then set it in Advanced how you want. Wizards should be burnt at the stake like that American town where the upper classes burnt the poor women of the town (I saw an analysis of victims addresses - no person from a rich neighbourhood was burnt).

Anthony,

The only other thing that comes to mind is the Accessibility Wizard under
Accessories/Accessibility.

Other than that: Start/Run/Dxdiag has a Display/DirectX check, but I don't
think that is what you are speaking of.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

I'm pretty sure it wasn't cleartype, although I disabled
that and have seen a little improvement. I do remember
being able to select from text boxes with different
amount of clarity.

*shrug* Might just be bad eyesight. I'll have to start
wearing glasses in front of the computer again. Thanks
for your help, though.

-Anthony

 

[David Candy]

Actually even using the wizard to undo didn't bring back the options. Choose a theme on the Theme tab to repair from Accessability Wizard.

Anthony,

The only other thing that comes to mind is the Accessibility Wizard under
Accessories/Accessibility.

Other than that: Start/Run/Dxdiag has a Display/DirectX check, but I don't
think that is what you are speaking of.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

I'm pretty sure it wasn't cleartype, although I disabled
that and have seen a little improvement. I do remember
being able to select from text boxes with different
amount of clarity.

*shrug* Might just be bad eyesight. I'll have to start
wearing glasses in front of the computer again. Thanks
for your help, though.

-Anthony

 

[David Candy]

Salem was the town's name.
Blurry fonts are often caused by a dirty screen. Use windex or metho.

He probably means the Accessability Wizard which looks as he describes. It's just size (at least the middle option). The website for cleartype and MSReader (if installed) also have something similar - though every option looks the same to me.

If the wizard (accessability) was run it removes the option of changing font sizes in Appearance - Advanced. Rerun wizard and set normal text. Then set it in Advanced how you want. Wizards should be burnt at the stake like that American town where the upper classes burnt the poor women of the town (I saw an analysis of victims addresses - no person from a rich neighbourhood was burnt).

Anthony,

The only other thing that comes to mind is the Accessibility Wizard under
Accessories/Accessibility.

Other than that: Start/Run/Dxdiag has a Display/DirectX check, but I don't
think that is what you are speaking of.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

I'm pretty sure it wasn't cleartype, although I disabled
that and have seen a little improvement. I do remember
being able to select from text boxes with different
amount of clarity.

*shrug* Might just be bad eyesight. I'll have to start
wearing glasses in front of the computer again. Thanks
for your help, though.

-Anthony

 

[Bern]

David, it's an old American tradition, and one which hasn't died out yet. Do
a Google search for "Wenatchee" and "the power to harm."


Salem was the town's name.
Blurry fonts are often caused by a dirty screen. Use windex or metho.

He probably means the Accessability Wizard which looks as he describes. It's
just size (at least the middle option). The website for cleartype and
MSReader (if installed) also have something similar - though every option
looks the same to me.

If the wizard (accessability) was run it removes the option of changing font
sizes in Appearance - Advanced. Rerun wizard and set normal text. Then set
it in Advanced how you want. Wizards should be burnt at the stake like that
American town where the upper classes burnt the poor women of the town (I
saw an analysis of victims addresses - no person from a rich neighbourhood
was burnt).

 

[David Candy]

We've done this in Australia several times. The "Mr Bubbles Case" and the Children Of God (remember this American Import - Flirty Fishing - they got old, settled down, had kids, and then the same thing) case.

After the dust settled it turns out some insane feminist's (and I'm not saying that feminists are insane - just these people were feminists who happened to be insane). EG in the court case the evidence (based on anal dilation of the children - now isn't measuring that an abuse) turned out to be perfectly normal. The children were badgered by the insane ones till they said what they wanted them to say.

While cases like this are the minority it just shows what happens to the powerless.

David, it's an old American tradition, and one which hasn't died out yet. Do
a Google search for "Wenatchee" and "the power to harm."


Salem was the town's name.
Blurry fonts are often caused by a dirty screen. Use windex or metho.

He probably means the Accessability Wizard which looks as he describes. It's
just size (at least the middle option). The website for cleartype and
MSReader (if installed) also have something similar - though every option
looks the same to me.

If the wizard (accessability) was run it removes the option of changing font
sizes in Appearance - Advanced. Rerun wizard and set normal text. Then set
it in Advanced how you want. Wizards should be burnt at the stake like that
American town where the upper classes burnt the poor women of the town (I
saw an analysis of victims addresses - no person from a rich neighbourhood
was burnt).

Anthony,

The only other thing that comes to mind is the Accessibility Wizard under
Accessories/Accessibility.

Other than that: Start/Run/Dxdiag has a Display/DirectX check, but I don't
think that is what you are speaking of.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

I'm pretty sure it wasn't cleartype, although I disabled
that and have seen a little improvement. I do remember
being able to select from text boxes with different
amount of clarity.

*shrug* Might just be bad eyesight. I'll have to start
wearing glasses in front of the computer again. Thanks
for your help, though.

-Anthony
-----Original Message-----
I don't know of anything like that inside XP. It may
well be a gamma or
other program (or control panel addon) that came with
the monitor itself.

When I first set up Windows XP, I set it at a
resolution
of 800*600. It's been about a year, and I want to work
with 1024*768. When I was going through the original
setup, I was taken through a wizard where I got to pick
the setup where the text and pictures were the most
clear, so I could operate the easiest. I'm pretty sure
it
was a monitor thing. I had several boxes of text to
select from and I chose the one that read the best. Now
when I've switched resolutions, the fonts have become a
little blurry, and I'd like to run that wizard again,
to
see if I can sharpen them up, or see if there is a
better
setting for it.

I've got an emachines, 1300Mhz celeron. Can anyone
point
me in the right direction?


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