my £ sign disappeared on the internet

etnarama · 03-21-2006, 11:27 AM

can someone help me with this, i dont know what happened, it just started a few days ago, i visit a website and what i see is a J instead of a £

Bootup05 · 03-21-2006, 11:40 AM

can you type the pound (£) sign in to a word document?
Could be that the (£) font has gone missing from your registry settings

etnarama · 03-21-2006, 03:19 PM

I can use the sign, but when i go into ebay or something with prices on, the £ turns into a J

Dr Studly · 03-21-2006, 03:26 PM

what about other websites? mebbe it is ur browser font... have you recently changed it?

etnarama · 03-21-2006, 06:50 PM

it happens in almost every site, listen i dont think i did changed the font of my brownser, i checked the internet options/fonts and it looks fine, very strange. Any thing i can do ? Is it a virus or something(my pc seems fine)

**apj101** · 03-21-2006, 07:12 PM

i had this problem a year or two ago, and cant recall the solution
try reinstalling ie, read
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

etnarama · 03-22-2006, 12:18 AM

well gonna give it a go
anyone else???

etnarama · 03-23-2006, 12:08 AM

anyone ....
HELP.....

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etnarama New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6	it happens in almost every site, listen i dont think i did changed the font of my brownser, i checked the internet options/fonts and it looks fine, very strange. Any thing i can do ? Is it a virus or something(my pc seems fine) Last edited by etnarama; 03-21-2006 at 06:53 PM.

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03-21-2006, 03:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
etnarama New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6	I can use the sign, but when i go into ebay or something with prices on, the £ turns into a J

03-21-2006, 03:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dr Studly banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hales Corners Wisconson Age: 17 Posts: 2,435	what about other websites? mebbe it is ur browser font... have you recently changed it?

03-21-2006, 07:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,342	i had this problem a year or two ago, and cant recall the solution try reinstalling ie, read http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

03-22-2006, 12:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
etnarama New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6	well gonna give it a go anyone else???

03-23-2006, 12:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
etnarama New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6	anyone .... HELP.....