encoding won't stay put

Hi,

I have been to these boards to read before but this is my first time posting.

I have been having problems viewing web pages that I normally visit. A few weeks ago I changed my internet access form MSN to Bellsouth Fastaccess DSL After the install of the software the web pages started displaying boxes with red x's instead of the pictures. When I click on view then encoding the auto select is checked and the western european (ISO). I can change it to western european (windows) but it jumps back when I go to another page.

Here is my info. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.

Cora

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98
OS Service Pack None
Internet Explorer 6.0.2600.0000 (IE 6.0 - Windows XP)
Computer Name HVS93 (PreferredCustomer)
User Name Cora

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium II, 450 MHz (4.5 x 100)
Motherboard Name Intel Seattle SE440BX (2 ISA, 4 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM)
Motherboard Chipset Intel 82440BX
System Memory 128 MB (PC100 SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (08/14/98)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter ATI Xpert98 AGP 2X (English)
3D Accelerator ATI 3D-Rage Pro
Monitor Dell D1028L (84779DT318C8)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Aureal Montego Sound Card

Storage:
Floppy Drive GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK
Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE01
Optical Drive TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1202 (5x/32x DVD-ROM)

Partitions:
C: (FAT32) 12342 MB (10633 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

Network:
Primary IP Address 192.168.1.97
Primary MAC Address 00-60-0F-BB-7D-8B
Modem U.S. Robotics 56K Voice Win (V.90)

Peripherals:
Printer
USB Device Westell WireSpeed Dual Connect Modem

 

Maybe this article from Microsoft can help you:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807

 

I read the artice from microsoft before I posted here. I tried all the suggestions but it just keeps changing back to western european ISO when it should be western european windows. Thanks.

Cora

 

Not sure the encoding decides whether the images becomes Red X.
The encoding is usually decided by the web page you are visiting. Like google.dk is using "Western European (ISO)" and a rstechnica.com is using "Western European (Windows)" and my own homepage is using "Unicode (UTF-8)" . Also right now I have "Auto-Select" encoding unchecked.