Letter J instead of £ sign ??

EddieCurtis · 05-08-2007, 01:33 AM

Hi everyone,

I have a really annoying problem which, ok, I could live with but I was just wondoring if anyone knew any way that i can fix it; pound signs (£) on alot of sites I visit (I use internet explorer 7) show up as the letter J for some strange reason... this includes some forums, ebay and a few shopping sites however not many. I sometimes use mozilla but the £ signs show up correctly in that, however i dont use it due to a conflict with "object desktop" that makes my mouse pointer lag... but thats another issue. I have not tried re-installing internet explorer yet is it worth a shot?

any ideas?

Thanks x

DrCuddles · 05-08-2007, 04:02 PM

hahaha, sorry but that's quite funny.

The only thing i can suggest is to reisntall Internet explorer...

other than that, it would be to repair or reinstall your OS.. which is a crap option

DrCuddles · 05-08-2007, 07:56 PM

I am guessing it is something to do with your character map, although im not sure how to change it, maybe a nice old forum user will come along and lend a hand

12-Gauge · 05-08-2007, 07:58 PM

It's really easy to fix, you just buy this software for like J5.99 and then pay J1.99 every month and they change them for you.

Kornowski · 05-08-2007, 08:07 PM

I'd try re-installing IE, it's a good safe bet that it'll work. Or maybe the web sites use a different character map than you so it shows up differently?

If the problem carries on after installing IE again, use FF for the web sites that don't work properly.

DrCuddles · 05-08-2007, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 12-Gauge

It's really easy to fix, you just buy this software for like J5.99 and then pay J1.99 every month and they change them for you.

dude, that wasnt very funny, the guy needs help, dont need to make fun of him, post a helpful post or please save the funny ones for the gaming section

Yes, i would try FireFox too, it seems to sort some bugs on pages that Internet Explorer shows!

12-Gauge · 05-08-2007, 08:39 PM

Quote:

dude, that wasnt very funny, the guy needs help, dont need to make fun of him, post a helpful post or please save the funny ones for the gaming section

Lol. My bad. It was a bit crude wasn't it?

Won't happen again

DrCuddles · 05-08-2007, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 12-Gauge

Lol. My bad. It was a bit crude wasn't it?

Won't happen again

Just shows how kind people can get, nice guy you are

JamesBart · 05-08-2007, 08:43 PM

does this happen when you are typing normally? say its in word or is it only just IE? im having problems with IE and like people are saying try FF its much better IMO.

EddieCurtis · 05-08-2007, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesBart

does this happen when you are typing normally? say its in word or is it only just IE? im having problems with IE and like people are saying try FF its much better IMO.

nope... only happens in IE.. its so strange? i had a bit of free time earlier so took the time to re-install (instead of going about my daily routine of sitting on counter-strike) but still happening

...on another note... ill pay you all J1.00 to stop taking the piss out of me!!

haha cheers for the help so far guys, much appreciated x

05-08-2007, 01:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
EddieCurtis New Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Essex, England Posts: 9	Letter J instead of £ sign ?? Hi everyone, I have a really annoying problem which, ok, I could live with but I was just wondoring if anyone knew any way that i can fix it; pound signs (£) on alot of sites I visit (I use internet explorer 7) show up as the letter J for some strange reason... this includes some forums, ebay and a few shopping sites however not many. I sometimes use mozilla but the £ signs show up correctly in that, however i dont use it due to a conflict with "object desktop" that makes my mouse pointer lag... but thats another issue. I have not tried re-installing internet explorer yet is it worth a shot? any ideas? Thanks x

05-08-2007, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrCuddles Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 683	hahaha, sorry but that's quite funny. The only thing i can suggest is to reisntall Internet explorer... other than that, it would be to repair or reinstall your OS.. which is a crap option __________________ OS: Windows XP DISP: 2 Dell Monitors 19" and 17" MOBO: Nvidia 650 SLI Chipset ATX CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 4MB Cache Dual Core x64 Processor RAM: 5GB DDR2 800MHz Ram GFX: Dual nVidia 8600GT 512MB PCI-E Graphics Running In SLI Mode DRIVE: 18x Dual Layer +R/-R/RW DVD burner [CF]COD4 Clan: Forum \| Stats - [CF]DrCuddles

05-08-2007, 07:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
DrCuddles Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 683	I am guessing it is something to do with your character map, although im not sure how to change it, maybe a nice old forum user will come along and lend a hand __________________ OS: Windows XP DISP: 2 Dell Monitors 19" and 17" MOBO: Nvidia 650 SLI Chipset ATX CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 4MB Cache Dual Core x64 Processor RAM: 5GB DDR2 800MHz Ram GFX: Dual nVidia 8600GT 512MB PCI-E Graphics Running In SLI Mode DRIVE: 18x Dual Layer +R/-R/RW DVD burner [CF]COD4 Clan: Forum \| Stats - [CF]DrCuddles

05-08-2007, 07:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
12-Gauge Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Age: 17 Posts: 685	It's really easy to fix, you just buy this software for like J5.99 and then pay J1.99 every month and they change them for you. __________________ BLANK CPU: AMD Athlon X2 6000 MBD: ASUS M2N4-SLI NF4 GFX: Leadtek 7900GS 256MB RAM: 2x1GB DDR2-533 STEAM: Pyrofreezer PSN: BattleScars

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JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,338	does this happen when you are typing normally? say its in word or is it only just IE? im having problems with IE and like people are saying try FF its much better IMO.

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