Yes! Perfect that article was the ticket --
Key step was turning off Asian languages:
Remove all the Asian languages from the Enabled languages list. To do this,
follow these steps: 1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft
Office, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Microsoft Office 2003
Language Settings.
2. In the Enabled languages list, select and remove all the languages that
you do not use except English (U.S.). To do this, follow these steps: a. In
the Enabled languages list, select a language that you want to remove, and
then click Remove.
b. Click OK to update the language settings.
Many thanks, garfield-n-odie!!