Make Fonts Look Better In Windows XP

If the fonts on your screen look a bit rough around the edges, you may not have ClearType enabled. Here is how you check:

Right click on desktop
Choose Properties
Click the Appearance tab
Click Effects button
Check the box next to “Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts”
Choose “ClearType” from the second drop-down menu.
Click Ok
Click Apply

If ClearType wasn’t selected, you should instantly notice a difference in how fonts display in browsers and in Explorer. I don’t know why that isn’t the default setting in XP, and it’s one of the first things I change any time I have a fresh install of XP.