# A runtime error has occured.  Do you wish to debug?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occured-do-you-wish-to-debug/231130>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 25, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occured-do-you-wish-to-debug/231130 "2004-02-25T16:52:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occured-do-you-wish-to-debug/231130/1 "2004-02-25T16:52:36Z")

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Arrrrghhh!

I swear, nearly 50% of the webpages I visit produce this error message.

I am on WIN XP pro, using explorer. As an example, [this page from the gnome thread](http://www.geocities.com/luckystravels/index.html) produces two of these messages on each page.

Is there any way to set my browser to ignore these errors in the future? There is no option to do so on the popup.

Please, no recommendations for Mozilla, etc. This is a work laptop and I can’t install another browser.

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**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occured-do-you-wish-to-debug/231130/2 "2004-02-25T16:56:40Z")

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Go to **Tools|Internet Options** , click the **Advanced** tab, and check the box for **Disable script debugging**.

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**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occured-do-you-wish-to-debug/231130/3 "2004-02-25T16:59:20Z")

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> [@Number](#):
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> Go to **Tools|Internet Options** , click the **Advanced** tab, and check the box for **Disable script debugging**.

That was fast. Thanks, problem solved.