ilkertanli wrote:
> Is there anyway that I could make Vista show text more clear as my XP? I
> have 22" viewsonic and no problems at all with XP in terms of text
> clarity/sharpness.
>
>
> Monitor runs at native resolution and I have also tried to change clear
> type to on/off.
>
> Am I the only one having hard time reading a text on Vista after
> upgrading from XP?
>
>

Make sure you have clear type on.

Perhaps turning cleartype OFF may be your thing.

See the settings for cleartype here

Turning off Clear Type is as easy as a few clicks of the mouse - if you
know where to click. As in the question above, you first open the
Personalize dialog box, but then it gets trickier. Click the Windows
Color and Appearance option, and then at the bottom, click Open Classic
Appearance Properties for More Color Options (I know that doesn't sound
like the right selection, but it is).

Then in the Appearance Settings dialog box, click the Effects button.
Here, under "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts,"
in the drop- down box select "Standard" instead of "Clear Type." That
should clear things up for you on your old CRT.


also see this link about how to finetune cleartype

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

btw, there is a Clear Type tuner that also can help a lot. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...uner/tune.aspx
You might want to bookmark this one.

"F Oh'Ff vist- A" <Mitch@niene.de> wrote in message
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> ilkertanli wrote:
>> Is there anyway that I could make Vista show text more clear as my XP? I
>> have 22" viewsonic and no problems at all with XP in terms of text
>> clarity/sharpness. Monitor runs at native resolution and I have also
>> tried to change clear
>> type to on/off.
>>
>> Am I the only one having hard time reading a text on Vista after
>> upgrading from XP?
>>
>>
>
> Make sure you have clear type on.
>
> Perhaps turning cleartype OFF may be your thing.
>
> See the settings for cleartype here
>
> Turning off Clear Type is as easy as a few clicks of the mouse - if you
> know where to click. As in the question above, you first open the
> Personalize dialog box, but then it gets trickier. Click the Windows Color
> and Appearance option, and then at the bottom, click Open Classic
> Appearance Properties for More Color Options (I know that doesn't sound
> like the right selection, but it is).
>
> Then in the Appearance Settings dialog box, click the Effects button.
> Here, under "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts," in
> the drop- down box select "Standard" instead of "Clear Type." That should
> clear things up for you on your old CRT.
>
>
> also see this link about how to finetune cleartype
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

Colin,
I tried. I like. Thanks. Karl
"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message news:9ECAC6C3-C1EF-49FD-B8E6-0128ABC4DFDA@microsoft.com...
btw, there is a Clear Type tuner that also can help a lot. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...uner/tune.aspx
You might want to bookmark this one.

"F Oh'Ff vist- A" <Mitch@niene.de> wrote in message
news:48674d1a$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
> ilkertanli wrote:
>> Is there anyway that I could make Vista show text more clear as my XP? I
>> have 22" viewsonic and no problems at all with XP in terms of text
>> clarity/sharpness. Monitor runs at native resolution and I have also
>> tried to change clear
>> type to on/off.
>>
>> Am I the only one having hard time reading a text on Vista after
>> upgrading from XP?
>>
>>
>
> Make sure you have clear type on.
>
> Perhaps turning cleartype OFF may be your thing.
>
> See the settings for cleartype here
>
> Turning off Clear Type is as easy as a few clicks of the mouse - if you
> know where to click. As in the question above, you first open the
> Personalize dialog box, but then it gets trickier. Click the Windows Color
> and Appearance option, and then at the bottom, click Open Classic
> Appearance Properties for More Color Options (I know that doesn't sound
> like the right selection, but it is).
>
> Then in the Appearance Settings dialog box, click the Effects button.
> Here, under "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts," in
> the drop- down box select "Standard" instead of "Clear Type." That should
> clear things up for you on your old CRT.
>
>
> also see this link about how to finetune cleartype
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

YW

"Karl Snooks" <karlsnooks******.com> wrote in message
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Colin,
I tried. I like. Thanks. Karl
"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9ECAC6C3-C1EF-49FD-B8E6-0128ABC4DFDA@microsoft.com...
btw, there is a Clear Type tuner that also can help a lot. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...uner/tune.aspx
You might want to bookmark this one.