Microsoft KB Archive/299899

= Setting the ClearType Option for an Unattend Setup Does Not Work =

Article ID: 299899

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q299899



SYMPTOMS
If you use Sysprep.exe to prepare an installation of Windows XP, the following setting in the Winbom.ini file is ignored:

[ComputerSettings]

FontSmoothing=ClearType



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the entries are written to the wrong location in the registry.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date        Time   Version      Size  File name --  5-DEC-2001  19:04  5.1.2600.22  114   Factory.exe 5-DEC-2001 19:06  5.1.2600.22   96   Sysprep.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbshell kbwinxpsp1fix KB299899

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