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jamieresearch

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I'm getting some strange characters when certain web pages load. Mostly, they're in place of punctuation and look like a little diamond with a tiny question mark in the middle.

I know this has to do with the character encoding, and I found the list from which I can choose my default, but the problem is, I'm not sure what the default should be.

This is one of the pages it shows up on:
Elegant Victorian Inn nestled on a hill top in Ohio’s Amish Country

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Experience an extraordinary Ohio�s Amish Country Getaway at The Inn at Amish Door.

See what I'm talking about in the word Ohio's?

It doesn't happen on all pages, just sometimes.

Help? Anyone have any advice?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP / dv7-1451nr
OS
windows 7
CPU
2.20 GHz AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 Dual-Core Mobile Processo
Memory
4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M
Sound Card
Altec Lansing with SRS Premium Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0�? Diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView W
Hard Drives
500GB (5400RPM)
Keyboard
101-key compatible
Mouse
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll U
Other Info
I THINK I filled in the info in the correct places. If not, here is the link to the specs from HP. It probably tells you more of what you need to know.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01753033&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
the page looks fine to me but ... they're in your system spec box :huh: <<Monitor(s) Displays 17.0�? Diagonal WXGA+>>


What browser are you using?
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom (Self Build)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 2700k
Motherboard
eVGA P67 SLI
Memory
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX570 SC
Sound Card
XiFi Titanium HD
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2453V
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
PSU
Seasonic x750
Case
Corsair 600T SE White
Cooling
eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
IE
Other Info
LG BD/DVD
The page looks fine to me...I'm using Opera with iso-8859-1 US English.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DIY
OS
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU
Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard
ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory
2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Hard Drives
WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
PSU
CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case
HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling
3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Keyboard
Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse
Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
Internet Speed
3.3Mbps
Other Info
SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP / dv7-1451nr
OS
windows 7
CPU
2.20 GHz AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 Dual-Core Mobile Processo
Memory
4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M
Sound Card
Altec Lansing with SRS Premium Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0�? Diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView W
Hard Drives
500GB (5400RPM)
Keyboard
101-key compatible
Mouse
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll U
Other Info
I THINK I filled in the info in the correct places. If not, here is the link to the specs from HP. It probably tells you more of what you need to know.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01753033&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Oh, and Wish, I'm using Firefox 3.0.16.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP / dv7-1451nr
OS
windows 7
CPU
2.20 GHz AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 Dual-Core Mobile Processo
Memory
4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M
Sound Card
Altec Lansing with SRS Premium Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0�? Diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView W
Hard Drives
500GB (5400RPM)
Keyboard
101-key compatible
Mouse
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll U
Other Info
I THINK I filled in the info in the correct places. If not, here is the link to the specs from HP. It probably tells you more of what you need to know.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01753033&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
This should help
Try_this
sorry couldn't help it.
 

My Computer

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Gigabyte
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core(TM)2 Quad- Q9550, 2.83GHz
Motherboard
G31M-ES2L
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD4600
Sound Card
On Board:
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2223W, Acer AL1916
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050, 1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
160GB
350GB
250GB
250GB
PSU
600W
Case
Cooler Master
Keyboard
Microsoft Laser 6000
Mouse
Logitech Optical Trackman
Internet Speed
1.5MB
Other Info
I am also running a quasar gamatron flux capacitor with twin pulse tronic phasers......jk, I have no such stuff.
LOL I like that Zay



... Try updating FF. latest version is; 3.5.7

have you viewed the page in IE to see if its a browser issue or something else?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom (Self Build)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 2700k
Motherboard
eVGA P67 SLI
Memory
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX570 SC
Sound Card
XiFi Titanium HD
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2453V
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
PSU
Seasonic x750
Case
Corsair 600T SE White
Cooling
eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
IE
Other Info
LG BD/DVD
I did just check the page in IE, and it was fie. Weird. Must be a FF setting. I seem to remember changing this once before on my last computer, but for the life of me, I don't know how. Wish, I will definitely download the latest update to FF, though it just went through a series of updates automatically a few days ago, and the version above is the one that I ended up with. I'll have to go to directly to the site instead of relying on the auto updates. Thanx.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP / dv7-1451nr
OS
windows 7
CPU
2.20 GHz AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 Dual-Core Mobile Processo
Memory
4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M
Sound Card
Altec Lansing with SRS Premium Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0�? Diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView W
Hard Drives
500GB (5400RPM)
Keyboard
101-key compatible
Mouse
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll U
Other Info
I THINK I filled in the info in the correct places. If not, here is the link to the specs from HP. It probably tells you more of what you need to know.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01753033&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
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