Windows 7 - Font Issue / Disable Segoe Ui Font

Hi, I'm running Windows 7 - 64-Bit. I have been using custom font settings for a while. I hate the "blur" fonts that windows 7 offers (it also give eye-ache). I have been using windows xp style font / tweak.

I have used this article:-
"Disable font smoothing, cleartype, and ensure that Windows won’t use the Segoe UI font"
http://www.edy.es/dev/docs/windows-tricks/


My registry file looks like this:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"Segoe UI"="MS Sans Serif"

"Segoe UI Light"="MS Sans Serif"
"Segoe UI Semibold"="MS Sans Serif"
"Segoe UI Symbol"="MS Sans Serif"

"Segoe UI (TrueType)"="MS Sans Serif"
"Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"="MS Sans Serif"
"Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"="MS Sans Serif"
"Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"="MS Sans Serif"

"MS Shell Dlg 2"="MS Sans Serif"
"MS Shell Dlg"="MS Sans Serif"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontsRemoved]
"Segoe UI (TrueType)"="segoeui.ttf"
"Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"="segoeuib.ttf"
"Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"="segoeuiz.ttf"
"Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"="segoeuii.ttf"
"Segoe UI Light (TrueType)"="segoeuil.ttf"
"Segoe UI Semibold (TrueType)"="seguisb.ttf"
"Segoe UI Symbol (TrueType)"="seguisym.ttf"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
"Segoe UI (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Light (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Semibold (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Symbol (TrueType)"=-

; This is for Word2007:
;
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common]
"RespectSystemFontSmooth"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"FontSmoothingType"=dword:00000001
"FontSmoothing"="1"

All has been fine, until I upgrade my graphics card software. Then all the text is missing..



Is this an easy fix? or have I ballsed it all up?

Cheers!, Chris

 

If you backed up the registry BEFORE you edited it which is the suggested way to tackle any registry changes made by you, restore the registry to its previous state.

If not, then you'll need to go in and manually undo what you did.

If you can't see anything when you type, remove the graphics card software (restore point perhaps), then undo the registry changes and install the graphics card software again.

 

All the text on windows is fine, it's just the text in the AMD (Graphics) software which is missing.

 

sheepondrugs

Apparently, your graphics driver software doesn't support your registry choices. As Plodr mentioned, looks like you will have to return to the former settings to be able to see the fonts in the software. That said, although this may not be an option for you, the cleartype tool works for me. I didn't like the bluriness of the fonts in W7 either, but I ran the utility, and the fonts are great for me now. I have used it on 3 PCs to date with good success. Running the tool a few times helps. Run it, then use the PC for awhile, and then run it again to get a better result if necessary...

If you really want to get crazy, I bet you could come up with a script that would change your font settings when you open the AMD software and then revert them when you minimize or close the software.

Alternatively to all of this, you could roll back with your graphics driver and then contact AMD to see if there is a version that will work for you...

 

Is there any way to force it to use another font? (without changing my theme tweaked font)

 

sheepondrugs...

Is there any way to force it to use another font? (without changing my theme tweaked font)

I don't think so. That is apparently hard coded into the program. I think your best bet is to request this from AMD. Since this is a new problem on your PC, older versions of the software must not have had the same hard coded font settings. Could be some others are having the same issue since the change, and maybe AMD would consider reverting their font coding to the way it was before. Here is the link I came up with for submitting questions/requests. Make sure you are specific about the version of the software you have if you go this route:

http://support.amd.com/en-us/contact/email-form

I do think someone could help you with a switch that would change your system font settings when you open the AMD software and then revert them when you close the program. For that, I believe you would have to go to StackOverflow or one of the other developer forums. I have had good success there in the past, even though I am not a programmer...

 

I have found a temporary work around (After much digging).

Simply using the font "Tahoma". It's not perfect, but it can be tweaked.

I thought I would post just in case anyone else will need this help in future.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"Segoe UI"="Tahoma"

"Segoe UI Light"="Tahoma"
"Segoe UI Semibold"="Tahoma"
"Segoe UI Symbol"="Tahoma"

"Segoe UI (TrueType)"="Tahoma"
"Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"="Tahoma"
"Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"="Tahoma"
"Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"="Tahoma"

"MS Shell Dlg 2"="Tahoma"
"MS Shell Dlg"="Tahoma"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontsRemoved]
"Segoe UI (TrueType)"="segoeui.ttf"
"Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"="segoeuib.ttf"
"Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"="segoeuiz.ttf"
"Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"="segoeuii.ttf"
"Segoe UI Light (TrueType)"="segoeuil.ttf"
"Segoe UI Semibold (TrueType)"="seguisb.ttf"
"Segoe UI Symbol (TrueType)"="seguisym.ttf"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
"Segoe UI (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Light (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Semibold (TrueType)"=-
"Segoe UI Symbol (TrueType)"=-

; This is for Word2007:
;
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common]
"RespectSystemFontSmooth"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"FontSmoothingType"=dword:00000001
"FontSmoothing"="1"

 

Glad you were able to come up with something. I guess the AMD software just wasn't supporting the one font you had chosen. Maybe in that light you could play around with some fonts to see if there are any that more closely match your ideal for long term use.

Good luck...