Better font rendering

It is a common problem, for those who use higher resolutions on their pc, that a font rendering sucks. So this is a trick to make your font rendering much smoother. Take a look at example:

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If you want to display this font on any font that Windows XP displays, all you have to do is enable ClearType; here are the directions:
1. Right click on the desktop and choose Properties.
2. Click on the Appearance tab and then choose the Effects… button.











3. In the ‘Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts:’ choose ClearType.

This will change the font in everything in Windows - applications, desktop, start menu.
It might not look like a huge difference - but it is, try it.

You can also get the ClearType Tuner PowerToy from Microsoft here. It lets you fine-tune ClearType so that it looks best on your specific screen.

Note: Most of the information in this post is taken directly from here.