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How do I enable clear type on the Welcome screen?
John Savill
August 21, 2001
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A. Windows XP introduces clear type, which greatly improves the readability on LCD screens. You usually enable clear type on a per-user basis, so it isn't enabled for the logon screen. To enable clear type for the logon screen, perform the following steps:
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe).
Go to HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelDesktop.
Double-click FontSmoothing, and set it to 2. Click OK.
Double-click FontSmoothingType, and set it to 2. Click OK.
Close the registry editor.
The logon screen will now use clear type.
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