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URL in tray changes language

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Using Windows XP, URL site description in tray suddenly changes to Chinese or Korean or Japanese (don't know which). Rest of the browser functions normally.

Using Windows XP, URL site description in tray suddenly changes to Chinese or Korean or Japanese (don't know which). Rest of the browser functions normally.

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cor-el
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If you see CJK (Chinese/Japanese) characters on the Firefox title bar or the Windows Taskbar then that can happen if Firefox switches to UTF-16 encoding for some reason.

The RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin extension (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) has been reported to cause that issue.

Be sure not to get confused with the RealPlayer plugin (Tools > Add-ons > Plugins) that plays media files. The extension adds some extra features like saving media files.

You can disable/remove the RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin extension in the RealPlayer Preferences (RealPlayer: Tools > Preferences > Download & Recording)

See also Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems