When I returned from India in March, my laptop-- which had been stored safely in my bedroom desk while I was away, mysteriously refused to power up
Now, I see the problem....
It was sulking because you hadn't been stroking it's keys, that's all - even PCs have feelings
I jest, of course
btw I get a page full of ???? when I go to Chinese websites, sometimes
changing the character encoding [in Firepup] helps occasionally, so maybe it is a font thing?....see my links
Aitch