Enable+ClearType+on+the+Welcome+Screen

Enable ClearType on the Welcome Screen

Laptop users and other LCD owners are realizing, Microsoftʹs Clear‐Type technology in

Windows XP makes a big difference for readability.

But unfortunately this feature is enabled on a per‐user basis in Windows XP,

Therefore, you canʹt see the effect on the Welcome screen; it only appears after you logon.

However you can alter this.

Registry procedure before making changes

Before you start remember this is dangerous stuff and make a System Restore point before starting Also double check everything that you do before doing it.

Also make a back‐up of the Registry as follows:‐

Click the Start Menu.> Go to Run.

Type in the box ʺRegeditʺ (Without the quotes), > Press Enter. Click the ʺRegistryʺ (or ʺFileʺ) menu > Click ʺExport Registry File...ʺ

Now be careful to choose an easy to remember location in which to save the file, and an easy to remember name.

At the bottom of that box, under Export Range, there are 2 buttons,

Click the one that says ʺAllʺ, and then click Save.

You will be sorry if you do not take the time to do the above if something goes dreadfully wrong

Go to Start > Run in the box type “REGEDIT “ ( Without the quotes ) > OK Close the files by clicking on the negatives “‐“ to make them positives “ + “

You now have a minimised Registry from which you can select your route

Go to :‐ HKEY_USERS \ .Default \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ FontSmoothing (String Value)

HKEY_USERS \ .Default \ Control Panel \ Desktop \FontSmoothingType (Hexadecimal DWORD Value)

Make sure both of these values are set to __**“2 “**__

Then you will have Clear‐Type enabled on the Welcome screen and on each new user by default.