Tag: fonts

INNO automate wallpapers, fonts, and themes installer for Windows XP

June 15, 2007

After a rebuild of a Windows XP workstation, there are several items that I like to add to my installation. These items include several official Microsoft themes, a handful of wallpapers, and a few fonts. To perform this task manually has become mundane, so I created an installer that would install these features automatically. This greatly reduces my setup time…

Change desktop and message box fonts

February 28, 2007

To change the fonts or colors for desktop items on the Microsoft Windows XP operating system: Tested and worked for me. (Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/140752)

Change the default Windows XP fonts

February 28, 2007

Use regedit and change the following two keys of MS Shell Dlg 2 and MS Dlg to whatever font you want. Make certain that C:\windows\fonts already contains that font. I have tested and replaced both with “Sugoe UI“. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes] “MS Shell Dlg 2″=”Tahoma” “MS Shell Dlg”=”Microsoft Sans Serif” Source(s)