Index: base/shell/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp
===================================================================
--- base/shell/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp	(revision 34387)
+++ base/shell/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 	 // create start button
 	ResString start_str(IDS_START);
 	WindowCanvas canvas(_hwnd);
+	FontSelection font(canvas, GetStockFont(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT));
 	RECT rect = {0, 0};
 	DrawText(canvas, start_str, -1, &rect, DT_SINGLELINE|DT_CALCRECT);
 	int start_btn_width = rect.right+16+8;
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@
 
 	 // create "Start" button
 	HWND hwndStart = Button(_hwnd, start_str, 1, 1, start_btn_width, REBARBAND_HEIGHT, IDC_START, WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD|BS_OWNERDRAW);
+	SetWindowFont(hwndStart, GetStockFont(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT), FALSE);
 	new StartButton(hwndStart);
 
 	/* Save the handle to the window, needed for push-state handling */
Index: base/shell/explorer/taskbar/quicklaunch.cpp
===================================================================
--- base/shell/explorer/taskbar/quicklaunch.cpp	(revision 34387)
+++ base/shell/explorer/taskbar/quicklaunch.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 		HBITMAP hbmp = CreateCompatibleBitmap(canvas, cx, cy);
 		HBITMAP hbmp_old = SelectBitmap(hdc, hbmp);
 
+		FontSelection font(hdc, GetStockFont(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT));
 		FmtString num_txt(TEXT("%d"), i+1);
 		TextColor color(hdc, RGB(64,64,64));
 		BkMode mode(hdc, TRANSPARENT);
Index: base/shell/explorer/taskbar/traynotify.cpp
===================================================================
--- base/shell/explorer/taskbar/traynotify.cpp	(revision 34387)
+++ base/shell/explorer/taskbar/traynotify.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@
 	FillRect(canvas, &canvas.rcPaint, GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_BTNFACE));
 
 	BkMode bkmode(canvas, TRANSPARENT);
-	FontSelection font(canvas, GetStockFont(ANSI_VAR_FONT));
+	FontSelection font(canvas, GetStockFont(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT));
 
 	DrawText(canvas, _time, -1, ClientRect(_hwnd), DT_SINGLELINE|DT_VCENTER|DT_NOPREFIX);
 }