Vista text (esp in applications) is tiny!

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This despite my adjusting the DPI from 96 to 108. This made some things, like
icon text and "some" (not all) dialogue boxes get larger but that in
applications (incl Vista applications, like Windows LiveMail Desktop) still
remain very small. I do not want to increase the DPI any further as this will
encroach on the functionality of many apps (like buttons getting outside the
app interface, etc).

The DPI settings in XP which I dual boot with are less (104) yet everything
is very readable, including on many of the same 3rd party apps I use in
Vista, why is that? Any solution to this?
 
What resolution are you running at?

My laptop runs at 1680x1050 and my desktop at 1280x1024 and both are very
readable size-wise.
 
1208 x 1024, the same as in XP which I have no trouble reading, its just in
Vista, where many programs and 3rd party applications the text is too small.
 
1208 x 1024, the same as in XP which I have no trouble reading, its just in
Vista, where many programs and 3rd party applications the text is too small.
Click to expand...

Well while I'm not that kean on it, one approach is to go to Control
Panel, Classic View, then click on Ease of Access Center. From there
you can play with a magnifier and switch the narrator on and off, set
high contrast and other aids.

You should be able to adjust the size of text application by
application from within each application.
 
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