Blurred fonts in XP after upgrading to boot camp 2.1

hi all, i don't know whether this question is already asked or not.
my question is, after i update my boot camp from version 2.0 to version 2.1, my fonts in XP is become blurred and fuzzy.
what should i do to fix this?
i use late 2007 intel macbook.
thanks.
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I wonder if our issues are related.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8405740&#8405740

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