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Internet Explorer
Buggy Error Messages

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Been to a web site lately that keeps displaying a runtime error message and asks about debugging? See Figure 1.

Figure 1. Runtime Error Message

Figure 1.  Runtime Error Message

An Internet Explorer setting can be changed to stop these messages from displaying.

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click Tools > Internet Options.
  3. Click the Advanced tab.
  4. In the Browsing section, check Disable script debugging.  When the Disable Script Debugging (Internet Explorer) and Disable Script Debugging (Other) items are present, check both boxes.
  5. Click OK, and close Internet Explorer.

Ed.  02/2005

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Updated 09/15/2006