Fonts in Windows look bad.

Hi
Compared to the look of fonts on a "real" PC, fonts in Windows on a Mac in boot camp look pretty bad. I have installed the drivers from the Mac CD after installing windows.
I use IE to check web sites that I do on the Mac, but the fonts look way worse than on a "real" PC.
Is there any way to get them looking the same as on a PC?
I have an Apple 20in Cinema Display, if that makes any difference.
thanks
peter

Not sure if this is the font smoothing issue which is active by default on windows or not. You can try the following and see if it helps.
RIGHT CLICK on any open portion of the Windows Desktop.
DISPLAY PROPERTIES Window should open up
Choose the APPEARANCE Tab
At the bottome right click on the EFFECTS button
Check to see that the setting for USE THE FOLLOWING METHOD TO SMOOTH EDGES OF SCREEN FONTS: is set to STANDARD.
Select OK on the remaining windows and see if that makes a difference.
Axel F.

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