XP/2000: Text too small on high DPI notebook screens and monitors

Contributor Icon Contributed by davak Date Icon December 2, 2004  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows

Windows XP and 2000 by default do not support high-DPI screens. Here’s what you need to change it.


New high-DPI screens and monitors are being released; however, XP and windows 2000 doesn’t support this very well. Here are the changes you need to make.

    1. Right click on a blank area of the desktop
    2. Select Properties
    3. Click the Settings tab
    4. Select Advanced
    5. Select the General tab
    6. Select the appropriate DPI setting
    7. Click OK
    8. Reboot
    9. Click Start
    10. Click Run
    11. Type regedit in the textbox and click OK
    12. Navigate to the following key:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

    13. Click Edit menu
    14. Select New
    15. Select DWORD
    16. Rename the new New Value #1 to UseHR
    17. Double click and change the value to 1
    18. Click OK
    19. Reboot

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