;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;ADM template for Windows 2003 Group Policy ;;;Enables you to configure Font Smoothing e.g. ClearType ;;;Created by Thom Mckiernan 23/08/2006 ;;;This has only been tested on XP Clients ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;This script modifies the "User Configuration" ;;;To install in the GPO Editor right-click "Administrative Templates" ;;;Choose "Add/Remove Templates" ;;;Click "Add" ;;;Browse to where this ADM file is saved and click "Open" ;;;Click "Close" ;;;To enable the setiing... ;;;Open the "View" Menu and choose "Filtering..." ;;;Un-check the box marked "Only Show Policy Settings that can be Fully Managed" ;;;Click "OK" ;;;Go to User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Control Panel>Display ;;;In the right-hand pane double-Click "Configure Font Smoothing" ;;;Set the preferences as desired ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; CLASS USER CATEGORY "Control Panel" CATEGORY "Display" POLICY "Configure Font Smoothing" KEYNAME "Control Panel\Desktop" EXPLAIN !!FontSmoothingExplain VALUENAME "FontSmoothing" VALUEON "2" VALUEOFF "0" PART "Choose a method of Font Smoothing" DROPDOWNLIST VALUENAME "FontSmoothingType" ITEMLIST NAME "None" VALUE NUMERIC 0 NAME "Standard" VALUE NUMERIC 1 NAME "ClearType" VALUE NUMERIC 2 END ITEMLIST NOSORT END PART END POLICY END CATEGORY END CATEGORY [strings] FontSmoothingExplain =This policy controls the level of Font Smoothing for the current user \nIt enhances font readability especially on LCD monitors \n\nWhen enabled, the User's Font Smoothing will be set to the level chosen in the drop down list \n\nWhen disabled, Font Smoothing is turned off (this is the same as choosing "None") \n\nWhen not configured, the User's Font Smoothing settings will remain set to their defaults\n\nThis has only been tested on XP Clients \n\nThis policy was created by Thom McKiernan \nIf you would like support or assistance e-mail thommck@gmail.com \n\n ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;End of Template ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;