How to remove unneeded fonts ?

[Renderman21]

Hi,

I have heard that we can make windows xp fast by deleting unneeded fonts. There are large number of fonts installed on the PC. I have a lot of fonts I never use these fonts. How do I remove it permanently.

[Kylebrn]

Installation of Microsoft Windows Xp is stored in C:\WINDOWS\FONTS\ directory shows some 386 fonts across 583 files. The reason for the difference is some fonts might be spread across multiple files. You can easily delete from there but first make a backup of it.

[electricsketchbook]

Download FontFrenzy software to remove unneeded fonts, it removes and backups all fonts that were not originally installed with Windows. Every time you boot your PC, Windows must load all installed fonts, which can slow down the boot if you have a lot of fonts installed. This program allows you to safely remove them, keeping a snapshot, so that they can be restored later if needed. In addition, it also offers management features to preview fonts, remove selected fonts and to install new ones.

[WMBrown]

To remove the unused fonts, first my a copy/backup of those extra fonts, then follow the steps mentioned here : How to Remove Unused Fonts in Windows ?