"edit" function in cmd Windows XP SP3

When I type "edit /?" in command prompt, I get the following message.

One or more CON code pages invalid for given keyboard code

MS-DOS Editor Version 2.0.026 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1995.

EDIT [/B] [/H] [/R] [/S] [/<nnn>] [/?] [file(s)]

/B - Forces monochrome mode.
/H - Displays the maximum number of lines possible for your hardware.
/R - Load file(s) in read-only mode.
/S - Forces the use of short filenames.
/<nnn> - Load binary file(s), wrapping lines to <nnn> characters wide.
/? - Displays this help screen.
[file] - Specifies initial files(s) to load. Wildcards and multiple
filespecs can be given.

The below link provides the following explanation on the subject:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc750871.aspx

One or more CON code pages invalid for given keyboard code

The KEYB command examined all prepared code pages, and has found that at
least one code page is incompatible for your screen console device (CON).
This is only information to let you know that your keyboard and screen
console are working with different code pages.

PROBLEM:
When trying to edit text using the "edit" command all text is coming out as
garbled or as special characters.

If anyone knows a fix or can shed some light on this I would be grateful.

If more info is required please let me know and i'll provide it.

Thanks in advance.
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Regards
Oni
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