Hello ouch -- Thank you for asking, but no, I did not get this fixed; the problem still exists. After a lot of research on the internet, I did play with font smoothing in the ATI Catalyst Control Center, as well as the clear type settings under Effects in the "Window Color and Appearance" (using Vista). I reset all of my settings to the factory default. At least now, when I use the "System" font in the CB editor, I can read my code. The debugger and compiler text is still hard to read. By the way, I am now using the nightly version 10122.
Now, the poor quality text also appears in Excel and WordPad. The only other clue I have is that in my display settings, the computer shows my monitor as Samsung -- I did have a Samsung External monitor connected to my laptop for a brief period, but not currently.
Bottom line is that this does not appear to be a CB issue. But if you have any other suggestions, please do let me know.