Comment from Damon Littlewood on 2008-04-08

2008-04-09T07:45:48Z

To get Segoe UI installed on XP, all you have to do is install Windows Live Mail.

Change your system font to Segoe UI and you have that lovely Vista look, without the hassle :D

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Comment from Simon on 2008-04-08

2008-04-09T05:24:59Z

A few tips: the main font that Windows Explorer uses for filenames is whatever you've selected under "Icon", and the font that dialogue boxes (such as the window you're using to select the different fonts) use is what you select under "Message box".

Also, if you're just trying to make fonts bigger, try changing the DPI (in Settings tab -> Advanced).

Regarding font choice, for a refreshing but still professional look to XP, get hold of Segoe UI from somewhere, and replace Tahoma with it everywhere it appears (Segoe UI is the font that Vista uses instead of Tahoma; it's more rounded, more humanist).

And make sure Cleartype is turned on! (In Appearance tab -> Effects ->font smoothing) If Cleartype is too thin and spindly for you by default, that's fixable: Google "Cleartype Font Tuner".

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