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Software => Internet browsers => Topic started by: Swenne Dragstra on March 11, 2005, 03:39:50 AM

Title: Weird symbols opening up certain websites
Post by: Swenne Dragstra on March 11, 2005, 03:39:50 AM

For some reason I get weird symbols instead of fonts opening certain websites.
I have cleaned my favorites to open them up normally but no succes.....
I need to open these pages daily, so I am really stuck. Other pages open without any problems.
???

Title: Re: Weird symbols opening up certain websites
Post by: Joleen on March 11, 2005, 05:55:27 AM

Probably characters your system doesn't know how to read such as Japanese/Chinese or Hebrew.  Check out Babelfish to see if they can translate it or look up the URL in Google for a translation.  There's a great little IE addon called Storm Translator.  It gives IE a new toolbar and you can translate from many languages to many other languages.  It's not free.

Title: Re: Weird symbols opening up certain websites
Post by: Swenne on March 11, 2005, 06:46:57 AM

unfortunately not that simple.
We are talking about the KLM (dutch airline) website and some other widely used sites. They used to work fine on my computer, but all of the sudden they upen up in symbols.......
Thanks for the tip anyway!
:)

Title: Re: Weird symbols opening up certain websites
Post by: Joleen on March 11, 2005, 07:22:47 AM

Clear the cache and temp internet files then have IE check for new versions of the page every time it goes to a site.  Could also try Firefox.

Title: Re: Weird symbols opening up certain websites
Post by: Swenne on March 12, 2005, 01:13:43 PM

Cleared all the files, but how do I make  IE check for new versions of the page every time it goes to a site? Hope it will work, if not I will try Firefox!
::)

Title: Re: Weird symbols opening up certain websites
Post by: Joleen on March 14, 2005, 01:58:46 PM

Tools - Internet Options - General tab - Settings - at the top.

Title: Re: Weird symbols opening up certain websites
Post by: Swenne on March 14, 2005, 02:31:12 PM

Haven't got that one.....
My Ie offers:
Tools,
Internet options,
general tab,
But no "setting"
Only:
Starting page
temp. Internet files
Histrory
collors, Fonts, Languages and accesability.

PS, I have got the portuguese windows version.
>:(

Title: Re: Weird symbols opening up certain websites
Post by: Joleen on March 15, 2005, 05:28:11 AM

Try updating your Microsoft apps from the Microsoft update page.  You should be working with IE6.

Title: Re: Weird symbols opening up certain websites
Post by: Swenne on March 15, 2005, 05:48:33 AM

Updtes are automatic, am using Windows XP and IE6,
What am I doing wrong.........
Can it be the portuguese version???
I think I will install Fire fox.
:(