diff -r fb50e84d55e8 core.startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle.properties
--- a/core.startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle.properties	Wed May 25 16:50:33 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle.properties	Tue May 31 09:32:21 2011 +0200
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
 #16986: Special font size used only for splash screen
 #NOI18N
 SplashRunningTextFontSize=11
+#NOI18N
+SplashRunningTextFontType=Dialog
 # RGB
 #NOI18N
 SplashRunningTextColor=0xFFFFFF
diff -r fb50e84d55e8 core.startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/Splash.java
--- a/core.startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/Splash.java	Wed May 25 16:50:33 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/Splash.java	Tue May 31 09:32:21 2011 +0200
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
 
             image = loadContent(about);
 
-            Font font = new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, size); // NOI18N
+            Font font = new Font(bundle.getString("SplashRunningTextFontType"), Font.PLAIN, size); // NOI18N
             if (comp != null) {
                 comp.setFont(font); 
                 fm = comp.getFontMetrics(font);