# how do I turn of the MSVC debugger?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-of-the-msvc-debugger/90655>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 31, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-of-the-msvc-debugger/90655 "2001-10-31T04:18:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![bladeohlsson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bladeohlsson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bladeohlsson)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-of-the-msvc-debugger/90655/1 "2001-10-31T04:18:12Z")

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I do a bit of c++ programming, but when I am not programming (ie searching the net) and the browser gets to a page it does not like, it pops open the debugger. Can I turn this damn thing off!!?? It is really annoying and makes several pages impossible to view.

blade

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**Author:** ![Reuben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-of-the-msvc-debugger/90655/2 "2001-10-31T10:19:30Z")

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I think that’s the script debugger (in InterDev) you’re referring to, not the C++ debugger.

Assuming you’re using IE, go to the Tools | Internet Options dialog, select the ‘Advanced’ tab, and check the box marked “Disable script debugging”.

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**Author:** ![bladeohlsson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bladeohlsson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bladeohlsson)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-of-the-msvc-debugger/90655/3 "2001-10-31T20:01:11Z")

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Thanks Ruben, That did the trick. Now I can browser the internet without this kind of annoying interuption.

blade