Odd "|" Characters in my Menus

Wish I could post the screen shot I took, but basically I wind up with a bunch of menu entries that look like "Consolidate Libaray|" with the bar at the end being thicker. This is what Windows does with unprintable characters that it's asked to print, or null strings.
Anyone know the fix for this? I found one last time I installed iTunes about three versions ago, however, after an hour's searching I haven't found a thing.
Cheers and TIA, Jon
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... okaaaay ... i think i ought to warn you that i've only just managed to work out how to change system fonts on Windows XP in the last half an hour (after using XP for several years). so please take this advice with a pinch of salt.
the font being used (by default) for those menu items on Windows XP appears to be Tahoma. the reasoning behind that claim is that when i changed the "Message Box" font in Windows from Tahoma to Times New Roman, as per the following MS document:
How to Change the Font, Size, and Colors of Desktop Items
... i got those menu entries to display in Times New Roman in my copy of itunes.
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