How to - Change the font redenderer in Windows 7

If you're here, you know how bad the standard windows font rendered is. Let's change it to something better!
From the top of my dome, there are two nice alternatives you can choose:
MacType - https://code.google.com/p/mactype/
and
GDipp - https://code.google.com/p/gdipp/

To install Gdipp, you install it as any other program, just run the wizard and you're done! No options or anything. You might have to restart your PC for the changes to take effect.
Gdipp is outdated though, so in some newer applications, the text will not work at all.
(This might get updated in the future, but at the time writing this, it doesn't work)

You should atleast give it a try, if it fucks up any of your favorite programs, uninstall it.

Now on to my personal favorite, MacType.
Go ahead and download the latest version of MacType.
Start the installation wizard. Very straight forward. Select "Launch MacType" once the installation is done.
You'll now notice that it's in some Asian language, even though you selected English. In the upper right, there is a language selector, click that and find English.

Now, this is up to you, but I select the "Registry" option, so MacType doesn't have to be run as a separate operation. Tick the option you want and then click next.

These are the font render option that MacType gives you, these are all a matter of taste. Entirely personal to you. I prefer the standard one, "Default".

Select the one you want, then "Finish". Click "OK" and now you are done!
Restart your PC if you didn't see a difference.

This tutorial may work in Windows 8, but I have not tried it myself.