Make Windows Boot Faster - Remove Extra Fonts in XP

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Windows XP has over 250 different font variations that it loads for use when the system boots up. Most likely, you really only use the core Windows fonts, such as Tahoma, Times New Roman, Arial, Verdana, Trebuchet, and MS Sans Serif, as you can imagine, loading over 250 fonts is something that will take the system more time to do. So, it is always better to have fewer fonts. Before start removing fonts from your fonts folder, take a look at the fonts below, which are commonly used by windows and they should not be removed.

FONT REASON

Verdana ------------------- Often used on Web pages and applications.

Arial ----------------------- Often used within applications such as Outlook.

Trebuchet ----------------- Used in the Windows interface on the title bar.

Tahoma ------------------- Used in the Windows interface on the menu bar and in many applications and Web pages.

Times New Roman ------- The default font for Web pages as well as application such as word.

MS Sans Serif ------------- Used in some applications and Web pages.


Follow these instructions to uninstall fonts.

1. Open "Windows Explorer", go to you fonts folder. C:WINDOWSFonts.

2. Open a new "Windows Explorer" window and inside the C:WINDOWS folder create a new folder call "Fonts Back Up"

3. Put the two folders side by side and start dragging fonts from the C:WINDOWSFonts folder to C:WINDOWSFonts Back Up

4. Every font you transfer to the folder C:WINDOWSFonts Back Up is going to be uninstalled automatically from Windows.