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Subject: All my /'s are changed to ¥.

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Name: wketchin
Date: September 5, 2007 at 07:25:36 Pacific
Subject: All my /'s are changed to ¥.
OS: WinXP, pro.
CPU/Ram: 256MB
Model/Manufacturer: Compaq/5000

Comment:

I'm not exactally sure what this virus, if it is considered a virus, would be classified as, but it changes all my FRONT SLASHES on my system to the "¥" symbol.
Example:
Instead of the C:/WINDOWS/System32 path being viewed with slashes, it is portrayed as: C:¥WINDOWS¥System32.
I have searched forever, and being a busy person fixing this company's numerous computer problems, I would MUCH appreciate a point in the right direction for a solution to this problem.
Thank you very much!
Wil Ketchin

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Response Number 1

Name: Razor2.3
Date: September 5, 2007 at 08:00:15 Pacific
Subject: All my /'s are changed to ¥.

Reply: (edit)

Your "Language for non-Unicode programs" has been changed. Probably to Japanese.
EDIT: Oh, and your path will NEVER be C:/WINDOWS/System32.
It may be /WINDOWS/System32,
it may be C:\WINDOWS\System32,
but it'll never be C:/WINDOWS/System32.

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Response Number 2

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: September 5, 2007 at 08:08:01 Pacific
Subject: All my /'s are changed to ¥.

Reply: (edit)

Check the Encoding option in IE, it should be Western-European. In Firefox the Character Encoding is Western (ISO-8859-1).
Check also all the tabs and selections in Control Panel - Regional and Language Options.
I assume you have all the critical up-dates done on this PC?
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Response Number 3

Name: wketchin
Date: September 5, 2007 at 09:42:58 Pacific
Subject: All my /'s are changed to ¥.

Reply: (edit)

Everything is 100% up-to-date on this computer, Latest window's updates, latest virus definition updates in AVG, latest malware updates through SS&D+Ad-Aware, and I have ran Ccleaner to check for registry flaws. The computer when i got it was so slow, it took literally 15 minutes for just the programs set to startup to load, and the CPU was loaded to 100% when anything was needed to open. Now it is fine except for RAM issues (256MB on XP and a loaded HD), and this stupid "Y" problem.
I apologize for the misdirection of the slashes, but at least you understood what i was talking about :D
Thanks again guys, ill give it a go and see how things go from here, and ill keep you guys updated!

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Response Number 4

Name: wketchin
Date: September 5, 2007 at 09:50:12 Pacific
Subject: All my /'s are changed to ¥.

Reply: (edit)

It worked guys, thank you so much for solving (easily) this problem that has been bugging me for hours!
Wil

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Response Number 5

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: September 5, 2007 at 11:04:02 Pacific
Subject: All my /'s are changed to ¥.

Reply: (edit)

Thanks for posting back, which solution actually worked for you?
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Response Number 6

Name: Razor2.3
Date: September 5, 2007 at 15:48:02 Pacific
Subject: All my /'s are changed to ¥.

Reply: (edit)

XpUser4Real: Check also all the tabs and selections in Control Panel - Regional and Language Options.
Well, we DID kinda say the same thing, so both?

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Response Number 7

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: September 7, 2007 at 10:19:40 Pacific
Subject: All my /'s are changed to ¥.

Reply: (edit)

It would be nice if the poster replied.
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