Check and carefully compare all settings in Config Panel > International and (in IE) View>Codeset, or whatever it is in English (it's between 'font size' and 'source').
Or possibly some font is corrupted. That's more difficult to repair, but you can try sfc /scannow (in XP). It helps if you can find out what font it is (the font used by 'certain sites), because then possibly you can uninstall it, and reinstall a fresh copy from one of the other PC's.
In a business environment where there should be no local files (because everything worthwhile keeping is at a file server, where it is regularly backed up) I wouldn't spend too much time on the problem, but simple ask the system manager or IT department to reinstall Windows and the applications. That should be routine for them.
Kees
I think I am going to go crazy
I do not know if these two problems are realted:
1. All of the sudden, in my text and HTML email signatures show up with the characters above them. They just get put in there automatically and it is highly annoying to constantly delete them.
2. When I go to certain web pages, I get a "?" where there should be bullets, or an " ' " symbol or a trademark (tm) symbol. This doe snot happen on my coworkers pc's looking at the same website.
What's hapenin'?
Please help me.

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