Text fuzzy

[don]

Hello,

The text on my laptop's LCD screen are not sharp after
installing Windows XP. I tried with/without font edge
smoothing, standard and clear type. The text in Windows
2000 was really sharp and crisp on my same laptop. I
erased the hard drive and installed a clean copy of
Windows XP Professional. The text is now really bad.
Anyone have any ideas what might be wrong?

Thank you,
Don Leckie

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Visit the support website of the manufacturer of your laptop computer,
search for the Windows XP drivers for your video adapter, download
and install them.

Afterward, right-click on your Desktop and select:
Properties > Setting and adjust your Screen Resolution
settings, then select "Highest (32 bit) Color Quality setting,
and click "apply".

Afterward, use ClearType to tune your monitor:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/default.htm

(click on 'ClearType Tuner Updated')

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Hello,
|
| The text on my laptop's LCD screen are not sharp after
| installing Windows XP. I tried with/without font edge
| smoothing, standard and clear type. The text in Windows
| 2000 was really sharp and crisp on my same laptop. I
| erased the hard drive and installed a clean copy of
| Windows XP Professional. The text is now really bad.
| Anyone have any ideas what might be wrong?
|
| Thank you,
| Don Leckie

 

[Rob Schneider]

Hello,

The text on my laptop's LCD screen are not sharp after
installing Windows XP. I tried with/without font edge
smoothing, standard and clear type. The text in Windows
2000 was really sharp and crisp on my same laptop. I
erased the hard drive and installed a clean copy of
Windows XP Professional. The text is now really bad.
Anyone have any ideas what might be wrong?

Thank you,
Don Leckie

If it's not simply a fault with your laptop, try:

Right mouse click on Desktkop, pick properties. Tab: Appearance,
Button: Effects. For "Use following method to smooth edges", check box
and pick "Clear Type". This made my display (Toshiba) much better.