Windows 7 why am I getting corrupt words like �re and don�t on web pages and emails

[lenpatt]

For many months now, in fact since I installed windows 7 last year.
On numerous occasions I get these sort of symbols (as above) embedded in emails or webpages.
Any suggestions on how to get sort the problem out would be welcome.

Len P.

 

[cybercore]

For each of your browsers and e-mail programs, change the encoding to Western (ISO-8859-1), with additional encodings set as Unicode (UTF-16).

e.g. FF:

Setting up Firefox Web Browsers for Multilingual and Unicode Support

 

[lenpatt]

I've tried it on Thunderbird first and now have "team’s" instead of
don�t.

Just about to change Firefox.

Len P.

 

[lenpatt]

Looks like Firefox was already ISO-8859-1

Len P.

 

[cybercore]

I've tried it on Thunderbird first and now have "team’s" instead of
don�t.

Exactly, that means you are on the right track, try Unicode as well as other formats until it shows right.

 

[lenpatt]

Firefox keeps defaulting to UTF-8.

Len P.

 

[lenpatt]

When I am on this forum it is in ISO-88859-1, as soon as I click on the Firefox home button it reverts to UTF-8.

Len P.

 

[cybercore]

It might remember individual settings for each page.

 

[lenpatt]

It looks like UTF-8 is the answer for the U.K. (well my part of it anyway)

Thanks very much for your help in cracking the problem.

Len P.