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I want to replace default Tahoma of Windows XP with the same font from the Windows 7.

The reason is Unicode symbols for the national alphabet I am using (Armenian) is awful in the WindowsXP's Tahoma but fine in the Windows7.

There is a custom WinForm applications written in C# which using national symbols from Tahoma on hundreds of screens and controls. It is looking good when running in Windows 7 and ugly in Win XP.

However Windows XP does not allow to replace the font. It says that font must be uninstalled before installing new one with the same name, and of course does not allow uninstalling default font.
How the replacement can be done? Please advice!

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Right Click on Desktop > Properties > Appearance tab > Click "Advanced" > Go through every item and if available, change the font to your new font

On Vista, the the default font is called Segoe UI.

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And it's definitely prettier :) – Joey Mar 6 '10 at 17:40
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It won't replace as Tahoma is the default dont in WinXP so is always in use.

Reboot into Safe Mode and try replacing then. It may still not work as it may still be in use.

You could then try using something like BartPE to boot your PC and then try replacing.

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