Encoding problem in IE 6

[deango]

This is odd.
I am trying to correct a problem with a red 'x' place holder in a
program that requires a .gif when it connect to the internet. One of
the solutions suggested in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is to go open IE
6/View/Encoding. Make sure there is a check before 'Auto select' and
that 'Western European (ISO)' is selected.
I did this, but when I re-opened IE to check, I see that the Encoding
language has reverted to Unicode (UTF-8). I changed it many times, but
it still reverts to UTF-8.
Would this be corrected if I repaired IE 6 or downloaded a new copy?
Thanks. deango

 

[Guest]

I am also having the same problem along with images on webpages appearing as
either red x's or the message "the page cannot be displayed" I have disabled
my pop up blocker, my firewall, my antivirus, and my spyware program and have
set my security and privacy settings at minimum to see if one of these was
causing the problem but I cant seem to get any of it fixed including the
encoding problem. I am beginning to wonder if its not some kind of malware
that is the culprit that just hasnt been detected yet since all virus and
spyware scans come up clean. I have used system restore twice which seemed to
fix the problem but it keeps "coming back" If you figure out how to fix this
problem please let me know.