Index: base/shell/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp
===================================================================
--- base/shell/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp	(revision 59798)
+++ base/shell/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -87,13 +87,17 @@
 
 LRESULT DesktopBar::Init(LPCREATESTRUCT pcs)
 {
+    //Create a bold font to use with the start button
+	HFONT hFont = CreateFont(11,0,0,0,FW_BOLD,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,DEFAULT_CHARSET,OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS,
+                CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS,DEFAULT_QUALITY, DEFAULT_PITCH,TEXT("Tahoma"));
+	
 	if (super::Init(pcs))
 		return 1;
 
 	 // create start button
 	ResString start_str(IDS_START);
 	WindowCanvas canvas(_hwnd);
-	FontSelection font(canvas, GetStockFont(ANSI_VAR_FONT));
+	FontSelection font(canvas, hFont);
 	RECT rect = {0, 0};
 	DrawText(canvas, start_str, -1, &rect, DT_SINGLELINE|DT_CALCRECT);
 	int start_btn_width = rect.right+16+8;
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@
 
 	 // 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(ANSI_VAR_FONT), FALSE);
+	SetWindowFont(hwndStart, hFont, FALSE);
 	new StartButton(hwndStart);
 
 	/* Save the handle to the window, needed for push-state handling */
@@ -179,6 +183,38 @@
 {
 }
 
+void StartButton::DrawItem(LPDRAWITEMSTRUCT dis)
+{
+	UINT state = DFCS_BUTTONPUSH;
+	POINT imagePos;
+	RECT textRect;
+	int dt_flags;
+
+	imagePos.x = dis->rcItem.left + 2;
+	imagePos.y = dis->rcItem.top + 2;
+	textRect.left = dis->rcItem.left + _cx + 4;
+	textRect.top = dis->rcItem.top + 2;
+	textRect.right = dis->rcItem.right - 4;
+	textRect.bottom = dis->rcItem.bottom - 4;
+	dt_flags = DT_SINGLELINE|DT_VCENTER;
+
+	if (dis->itemState & ODS_SELECTED) {
+		state |= DFCS_PUSHED;
+		++imagePos.x;		++imagePos.y;
+		++textRect.left;	++textRect.top;
+		++textRect.right;	++textRect.bottom;
+	}
+
+	DrawFrameControl(dis->hDC, &dis->rcItem, DFC_BUTTON, state);	
+	DrawIconEx(dis->hDC, imagePos.x, imagePos.y, _hIcon, _cx, _cy, 0, _hBrush, DI_NORMAL);
+
+	TCHAR title[BUFFER_LEN];
+	GetWindowText(_hwnd, title, BUFFER_LEN);
+	BkMode bk_mode(dis->hDC, TRANSPARENT);
+	TextColor lcColor(dis->hDC, GetSysColor(COLOR_BTNTEXT));
+	DrawText(dis->hDC, title, -1, &textRect, dt_flags);
+}
+
 LRESULT	StartButton::WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
 {
 	switch(nmsg) {
Index: base/shell/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.h
===================================================================
--- base/shell/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.h	(revision 59798)
+++ base/shell/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.h	(working copy)
@@ -137,4 +137,5 @@
 
 protected:
 	LRESULT	WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam);
-};
+	void DrawItem(LPDRAWITEMSTRUCT dis);
+};
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