Use Extra Large fonts for each user 1

[SBelyea]

Hey everyone -

We have a machine connected to an HDTV that we use for presentations in our conference room (showing cadwork, etc.). It is a 1080p set, and I'm hoping to get the most use out of it by running it at its full resolution. In order to make text legible, I've gone through and set the font size to extra large in windows, and have also enlarged the icon, menu, etc. fonts.

My question is this: is there any way, via registry edit, group policy, etc., that I can tell this computer to use extra large fonts with each user that logs in?

In a worst case scenario, I can simply set up a dummy user account that people log into which already has everything configured, but I was hoping that there was a more elegant way to do it without introducing another user account onto our server.

Thanks in advance!

 

[vanka25]

If you aren't using roaming accounts; configure an account and copy it to the local Default User. This MS KB shows how to do it:

KB319974

This way, whoever logs on to this computer gets the default profile. However, if you are using roaming profiles (in a domain) then the default roaming profile is stored on the server and I don't think it would make sense to set this type of profile as the default.

 

[SBelyea]

Aha - we're in a domain environment, where we pull our profiles from the server regardless of where we log in. Is there something local (like a registry edit, perhaps?) that would allow me to hard code these changes onto a specific PC?

 

[linney]

Have you looked at DPI settings?

Windows XP and Windows 2000 do not natively support high-DPI screens

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820286/en-us#appliesto

Large Fonts in Registry: Where Exactly?

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...eaa?lnk=st&q=dpi+settings+registry+xp&rnum=4#

When changing DPI, if you run into IE Scaling problems this Registry Key may fix it. Scaling problems is where for example input text boxes and side headings may not align properly on a web page.

Add the UseHR registry entry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
UseHR= dword:00000001

 

[SBelyea]

Thanks linney & vanka - I ended up changing the DPI (which is great, because it changes it for all users). This makes everything an order of magnitude more legible on the 1080p television. Thanks for your help!