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Tim Martin
I have a new Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with a fresh XP SP3 install, and I'm
having a terrible problem with fuzzy screen fonts on the laptop LCD. I have
read through all the discussion postings and tried everything:
- Enabling ClearType and tuning it both with the power toy and web
interface. Turns out having ClearType disabled looks better but still not
great.
- Using the Advanced tab of My Computer Properties and trying both checked
and unchecked "Smooth Edges of Screen Fonts". Again, unchecked looks better
but not great.
- Trying both on and off for ClearType in IE7 and Office 2007 - again, off
seems to look better.
- Making sure I am running the laptop display at the native resolution.
- Making sure I have the latest video drivers.
When I boot the machine fresh, the initial Windows log on box looks
FANTASTIC - it looks like it was etched with a laser. I log on, and the
desktop starts - again, the text on the desktop icons is crisp and sharp -
exactly what I want. At some point as the desktop is initializing, the text
on those desktop icons flips over to fuzzy - looks like the screen was wiped
with vaseline.
Clearly (no pun intended) it's a software / settings issue, since when the
machine is starting for a short time it looks great.
What else could I be checking?
Thanks!
having a terrible problem with fuzzy screen fonts on the laptop LCD. I have
read through all the discussion postings and tried everything:
- Enabling ClearType and tuning it both with the power toy and web
interface. Turns out having ClearType disabled looks better but still not
great.
- Using the Advanced tab of My Computer Properties and trying both checked
and unchecked "Smooth Edges of Screen Fonts". Again, unchecked looks better
but not great.
- Trying both on and off for ClearType in IE7 and Office 2007 - again, off
seems to look better.
- Making sure I am running the laptop display at the native resolution.
- Making sure I have the latest video drivers.
When I boot the machine fresh, the initial Windows log on box looks
FANTASTIC - it looks like it was etched with a laser. I log on, and the
desktop starts - again, the text on the desktop icons is crisp and sharp -
exactly what I want. At some point as the desktop is initializing, the text
on those desktop icons flips over to fuzzy - looks like the screen was wiped
with vaseline.
Clearly (no pun intended) it's a software / settings issue, since when the
machine is starting for a short time it looks great.
What else could I be checking?
Thanks!