So ..... how do you REALLY turn off Clear Type?

[woody.cool]

As you are using XP, Cleartype is an extra you install, you you also have the option to uninstall it.

Nope. ClearType comes with XP (and always has done) ... it's usually turned off by default, but recent MS apps seem to ignore this preference.
Clear Type is (and always has been) just a drop down option in the Display Preferences since the first version of XP.