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Vanity, need help
me | WO4TG

Posted on 05/15/2004 9:23:02 AM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper

Every time I change internet pages, it changes the encoding on my computer from Hebrew to Western European. How can I stop this?


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: computers; weird
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1 posted on 05/15/2004 9:23:02 AM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

This may work. Go up to "tools" on your top menu. Click the bottom, internet options. On the "general" page, near the bottom is a button that says languages. Maybe you inadvertantly got changed......


2 posted on 05/15/2004 9:43:45 AM PDT by EggsAckley (........"LIBERATE YOUR INNER BONOBO".........)
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To: EggsAckley

Didn't work. The fonts are still an ugly sans serif.


3 posted on 05/15/2004 10:25:07 AM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Hey libs, would you like some Kool-Aid to go along with your candidate's waffles?)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

Hmmmm.....don't know what to suggest. I'm pretty much a techno-ninny. Good luck.


4 posted on 05/15/2004 10:27:50 AM PDT by EggsAckley (........"LIBERATE YOUR INNER BONOBO".........)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper; Admin Moderator

Could you move this into News/Activism until we get this figured out? Maybe someone who knows what's going on will see it and help.


5 posted on 05/15/2004 1:39:35 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Hey libs, would you like some Kool-Aid to go along with your candidate's waffles?)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

Have you added any new software lately?

Did you discover and then delete a weird file or program that didn't do anything?

Have you moved any files or directories around? Changed any of their names?


6 posted on 05/15/2004 2:12:01 PM PDT by trussell (Member: Viking Kitty Society; Member: Troll Patrol; Member: Insider Fraud watch...)
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To: trussell

No. This seems to mostly affect FR. Other sites I look at come up normally, but Free Republic seems to always come up in this sans serif font. I went to nationstates and yahoo after I posted this and they were both alright.


7 posted on 05/15/2004 2:24:34 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Hey libs, would you like some Kool-Aid to go along with your candidate's waffles?)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

Right click on a white space on the screen...choose encoding from the list...then choose Western European (ISO) from the next list.


8 posted on 05/15/2004 2:29:19 PM PDT by trussell (Member: Viking Kitty Society; Member: Troll Patrol; Member: Insider Fraud watch...)
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To: trussell

That's what I've got on right now. It only looks "normal" (to me, anyways) when I've got Hebrew on there, but it keeps changing back whenever I change FR pages, whether I've got auto-select on or not. Today is the first time it's ever done that.


9 posted on 05/15/2004 2:37:09 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Hey libs, would you like some Kool-Aid to go along with your candidate's waffles?)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

I'm at a loss on what could be wrong...you might want to ping Jim Robinson or John Robinson and ask them if they can help.


10 posted on 05/15/2004 2:42:31 PM PDT by trussell (Member: Viking Kitty Society; Member: Troll Patrol; Member: Insider Fraud watch...)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

VANITY - what is Vanity? Any post that revolves around ME? haha, I'm trying my hardest to understand all the forum lingo but I gotta start somewhere, haha.

Corey


11 posted on 05/15/2004 3:16:48 PM PDT by TheRIGHTChoice
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To: John Robinson

Do you have any idea what could be wrong?


12 posted on 05/15/2004 3:17:35 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Hey libs, would you like some Kool-Aid to go along with your candidate's waffles?)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

I have no idea. I have no experience with character encodings, etc.


13 posted on 05/15/2004 4:08:28 PM PDT by John Robinson
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

Switching from Hebrew.... hmmmm.... I believe you have a virus, most probably the FATWA32.EXE.


14 posted on 05/15/2004 4:10:44 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (From each according to his inability, to each according to his misdeeds - DNC Motto)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper
Do a Google search. You'll have a lot of info to read.
15 posted on 05/15/2004 4:19:46 PM PDT by McGruff (The RATS are deserting the S.S. Kerry!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Why is it only affecting FR, then?


16 posted on 05/15/2004 4:41:39 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Hey libs, would you like some Kool-Aid to go along with your candidate's waffles?)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

The more I thank about it, the more I think you're right. Can you reccomend a free online antivirus scanner?


17 posted on 05/15/2004 5:51:12 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Hey libs, would you like some Kool-Aid to go along with your candidate's waffles?)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper
Do a Google for AVG Anti Virus. It's free and very good. Also, don't forget spyware. Download Spybot Search and Destroy (also very findable via Google).

Another one to definitely use is CWShedder. CWS, or Cool Web Search is spyware that will hijack your browser. CWShredder will find it and kill it.

18 posted on 05/16/2004 6:39:06 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,Election '04...It's going to be a bumpy ride,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

It was a bad joke... a jihadi virus. Sorry.


19 posted on 05/16/2004 6:45:37 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (From each according to his inability, to each according to his misdeeds - DNC Motto)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

LOL! I thought I'd seen a virus alert for that, and that's why I fell for it. Thanks, though, because it appears I do have Bugbear.


20 posted on 05/16/2004 12:03:26 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Hey libs, would you like some Kool-Aid to go along with your candidate's waffles?)
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