Here are two quick reg hacks for customizing the appearance of ClearType screen font smoothing:
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop |
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FontSmoothingOrientation = 1, 2 or 3 |
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FontSmoothingGamma = Between 1000 to 2000 |
FontSmoothingGamma
This setting basically adjusts the brightness. The higher you go the brighter.
FontSmoothingOrientation
This setting determines the way your monitor pixels are constructed.
None = 0 (e.g. CRT Monitor)
RBG = 1 (Default and used by most LCD monitors)
BGR = 2