Disable sub-pixel hinting?

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I really like the font smoothing provided in Windows XP, with one
exception...

Windows does sub-pixel hinting - uses the red or blue pixel to create a "1/3
pixel".

While this is OK most of the time, sometimes I will get extreme color
artifacting around smoothed fonts. The characters may correct themselves if
I select the area, or minize/restore the window, but it's annoying to seel.

Also, my monitors rotate. Sub pixel hinting makes font smoothing absolutely
horrible on a rotated monitor.

I've check the normal places for a sub-pixel setting, and ran the MS
Cleartype tuner, but still no joy.

Is there a registry entry, or third party app, or some other means to keep
font smoothing WITHOUT sub-pixel hinting?
 
I should clarify a bit...
While this is OK most of the time, sometimes I will get extreme color
artifacting around smoothed fonts. The characters may correct themselves
if I select the area, or minize/restore the window, but it's annoying to
seel.
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Is the color artifacting a bug in XP or video drivers (Latest nVidia for
6800GS)? Can this be corrected?
Also, my monitors rotate. Sub pixel hinting makes font smoothing
absolutely horrible on a rotated monitor.
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Again, is there a way to tell Windows that I've rotated the display and that
it should smooth vertically instead of horizontally?
 
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