If you aren't already doing so, log in as Administrator (or the Admin log in, whoever that is if it's WinXP Home Edition), make sure no mail messages are open and then change the font settings only and OK out completely, then close down OE.   Then launch OE again to make any desired changes to Stationery the same way.   Then, if needed, log in as your user and if the settings you made as Admin didn't apply globally, make the exact same changes again, in the same order.   Don't know if that'll do it, but it's all I could think of.

;~* ... Scotterpops