With Windows XP, ClearType can improve the resolution of text on your screen. It improves readability on color LCD monitors with a digital interface, such as those in laptops and high-quality flat desktop displays. Readability on CRT screens can also be somewhat improved.

Through a Web-interface you can turn on ClearType (if you don’t have it on already) and customize it so it looks best on your screen. Follow the instructions on the Microsoft ClearType Tuner page. Select the text sample that looks best, and then click the Apply button at the bottom of the Web page. This will save how ClearType looks on your Windows XP system.