[roamer_1]

1)It is system-wide.

Which OS?

Win8 has known problems with blurry fonts...

Have you already tried tuning Clear Type?

2)It's a flat screen monitor.

I will reiterate the importance of monitor drivers where flat screens are concerned. Be sure.

[Zionist Conspirator]

I really wish I could use “clear type,” but apparently Windows XP doesn’t have it. There is no blank in which one may type “clear type” anywhere in the “display” panel.