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How do I change the Start Menu font?

1. Copy the skin whose font you want to edit from C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\ to some location like the Desktop.
2. Install the freeware Resource Hacker (http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/) and open the skin file you copied to the desktop (which is actually a DLL) in Resource Hacker.
3. From View menu in Resource, click "Find Text..." and search for: font
4. Change the font in the skin for various elements such as Main_font, Submenu_font etc to what you want (note that the name of the font must be exact as what you see in Notepad or WordPad). Press F3 to find all instances of "font" in the skin.
5. Click "Compile Script" above in Resource Hacker and then save the skin.
6. Better to rename the skin so it doesn't get replaced by a new version of Classic Shell and then put the modified, renamed skin back in C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\ and set it from Settings. On the Skin tab, you will need to select the new skin which you just modified.

The skin format is described here: http://www.classicshell.net/tutorials/skintutorial.html Read it if you have any trouble understanding the format of the skin.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and helped a little with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.

Thanks for the prompt reply GauravK.
I followed your instructions. It didn't work. The Font did not change.
I read the tutorial and I cannot find where to turn on "error reporting."
Maybe I should try the new beta version 4?

You can try the beta version if you want as that way you will get an updated skin which has features like highlighting. Editing the font is very easy with Resource Hacker. Tell me which font you want to use and its size and I will edit the skin for you.Or if you can figure out at which step it didn't work, that would also help. Did you put the font name in double quotes inside the Skin resource?

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and helped a little with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.