Odd characters in Outlook and Outlook Express

[dmuroff]

When I recieve some emails in Outlook the message seems to be corrupt. The same thing happens when I send emails. The receipiant gets strange characters like this:

 
U-a#2#
*c
M#2
17#
[**c*fa#
[*#2#n
[m*
1v#mm*#v
[
vm#7#*m*vc
#m7
[g#mv
;s
;s
87#2#
[ggc
Mm#vc#*v
[gg#vnm#a
gg#caa8m#c
#cm#vn
[v#7m#vn*f#
Y;s;s
&n
[*
a;s;s7#;s;s
N
N
N
N
N
U
f*
[g#Hm
[fm
N
N
N
N
N;s
[
c7|#%
[*#H

caa#
;7
[gvc|7


caa
*vm

[8vc*
mv
[


[*v
8
[#;s9m*v|#&n


[a#H
[
8n#,ua#u,,#|
D[#
8H;s&c|#
8g

[#g
[7m* #
8
~m
v#
6
mcv #
b, #H8n
[mg#
8
c*c8 #.
[#\
[gg

The subject line and the To and From email addresses output similar characters.

I have tried outlook express also and the same thing happens.

I was using outlook 2000 and upgraded to 2003 and nothing seems to have changed.

Could Windows XP be corrupt?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Dan

 

[franklin97355]

You don't have the font installed that the sender used to generate the email. Try setting your email client to use it's own fonts.

The answer has always been 42

 

[dmuroff]

If it was a font issue why would the Subject and the To and From email addresses be spitting out the same junk? Those are standard fonts.

 

[smah]

If you're going to cross-post, it would be wise to reference the other thread so that efforts are not duplicated. Se also thread68-1199011

Steve

 

[dmuroff]

My apologies.

 

[smah]

So, did you check out the plain text vs. html scenario from the other thread? Also, what virus scanner is being used?

Steve

 

[dmuroff]

Text and HTML have the same issue...I havev Norton anti virus 2003 with all the updated virus definitions. I was thinking that could be the problem but apparently not.

Is there a point to run a windows repair? I know that other problems can arise when running the repair.

I would reformat but it's a last resort.

Let me know what you think. Thanks.

 

[smah]

You could run System File Checker - it seems unlikely to fix the problem, but it certainly won't do any harm.

Open a command prompt & type sfc /scannow

Steve

 

[smah]

Here's another odd thought - If your print one of these messages do you get the same output as the display?

Steve