# A Runtime Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occurred-do-you-wish-to-debug/82303>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 18, 2001, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occurred-do-you-wish-to-debug/82303 "2001-09-18T01:31:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occurred-do-you-wish-to-debug/82303/1 "2001-09-18T01:31:20Z")

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I’m running IE 5.5 on a Win 98 system and from time to time when I load a page I get a message box displaying the topic sentence. If I click no, everything goes on as normal (though some pages bring up a series of message boxes that have to be clicked before the page fully loads). If I click yes, the Microsoft Development Environment loads up and I find myself in a debugger. If I end the debugging process, it closes down, and so does the Explorer window. The only major change that I’ve made to my system (that I can remember) is upgrading to Office 2K.

How do I avoid getting that message box? It does me no good, I don’t know the first thing about debugging (java? ActiveX?) and want to go back to the good old days when pages loaded up without any complaints. I’ve looked under tools/ options, but nothing seems to stand out. Any suggestions?  
Thanks,

Rhythmdvl

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**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occurred-do-you-wish-to-debug/82303/2 "2001-09-18T01:44:08Z")

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Tools-\>Internet Options-\>Advanced

Click on Disable script debugging

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-runtime-error-has-occurred-do-you-wish-to-debug/82303/3 "2001-09-18T02:06:35Z")

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Ah, a nice and simple solution. Thanks!