# Script Error on Running Web Pages? All Computer Geeks Come And Help!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-error-on-running-web-pages-all-computer-geeks-come-and-help/55748
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 24, 2001, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-error-on-running-web-pages-all-computer-geeks-come-and-help/55748 "2001-02-24T19:08:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2001, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-error-on-running-web-pages-all-computer-geeks-come-and-help/55748/1 "2001-02-24T19:08:41Z")
I have a rather annoying computer problem that has always existed. It doesn’t really interfere with my web surfing all that much, but I’d rather be without it.
Sometimes, when I open a web page, it says that there is an error running scripts on that page. On the bottom, it asks if I’d like to continue running scripts on this page. I usually hit no and go on with surfing. I see no difference in the webpage. How can I fix this?
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### Author:  [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2001, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-error-on-running-web-pages-all-computer-geeks-come-and-help/55748/2 "2001-02-24T19:19:49Z")
It depends what browser you’re using. I can only give you the answer for Internet Explorer 5:
Select the **Tools** menu, then **Internet Options…**. In the pop-up box, select the **Advanced** tab, and in the list of check boxes make sure that **Display a notification about every script error** is unchecked.
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### Author:  [@messiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/messiah)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-error-on-running-web-pages-all-computer-geeks-come-and-help/55748/3 "2001-02-24T21:50:59Z")
Oldham athletic, surely not UD.
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### Author:  [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2001, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-error-on-running-web-pages-all-computer-geeks-come-and-help/55748/4 "2001-02-24T21:59:17Z")
Well, yes, thanks **UD** …
…and the point of posting the entire HTML code of my website was what, exactly?
[Note: The post was by a user named “Universal Dialect”, and contained nothing but HTML source code. Since it added nothing to the discussion, I deleted it. --Chronos]
[Edited by Chronos on 02-24-2001 at 05:08 PM]
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-error-on-running-web-pages-all-computer-geeks-come-and-help/55748/5 "2001-02-25T18:42:13Z")
I should tell you that I am using America Online 6.0. Now, don’t go crazy telling me I shouldn’t use it. It’s free and I like it. AND, not everyone using AOL 6.0 has troubles with scripts, so there must be something unusual.
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### Author:  [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2001, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-error-on-running-web-pages-all-computer-geeks-come-and-help/55748/6 "2001-02-26T00:17:26Z")
I don’t know how mattk figured out what type of computer you have in order to answer it, but wowzee, he must be clever.
Usually scripts that don’t complete are new scripts but you’re using an old browser, but AOL 6 is not old. Maybe you could ask about it at [aol.com](http://aol.com) or one of the tons of AOL newsgroups?