Why are my fonts changing while I type in cs5?

I just got a new PC and installed AI CS5. Been using it for a long time with no issues on previous PC. Now when I attempt to edit text, while I type the font mysteriously changes to Chinese characters or some odd, widely spaced serif font. Type menu won't change it. I'm baffled, and it's made AI nearly unusable for my needs. While typing, a strange gray bar appears below the characters, which is a sign that this problem is starting. Restarting the application fixes it for a few minutes, but not every time, and it reverts back to the same problem shortly after.
I'm probably missing some helpful details, so please ask for clarification. Any help would be invaluable.
Thanks.

Hi Mylenium,
you are completely correct. I think the issue was due to some strange document settings carried over from CS3. I ended up trashing those files and pasting into fresh CS5 documents, which corrected the issue. However I can't reproduce the issue now
Thanks for your help though, and I appologise for the lack of documentation.
Cheers,
Cheyenne

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