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Windows 3.1

Performance Tuning - Remove Fonts For Speed

SUMMARY: Here's another way to gain Windows 3.1 system resources.

Fonts, especially TrueType fonts, use quite a bit of system resources. For optimal performance, trim your fonts down to just those that you need to use on a daily basis and fonts that applications may require. Copy unneeded fonts to a temporary directory (how about C:\FONTBKUP?) just in case you need or want to bring a few of them back. The more fonts you uninstall, the more system resources you will gain.

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