Internet Explorer Script Error problems

cold dead hands · January 30, 2008, 02:13 AM

Ever since TFL went down for a while around New Year's Day and then came back I have to click on script error warnings every time I move from page to page. Trying to post is an exercise in patience as I have to click on the warning box at least twenty times. It is at least four times just to read a thread.

What is going on? What happened?

I have made no changes to my computer and this was never a problem before.

Please tell me you have a solution for me, because I am really getting tired of this and would hate to have to ignore TFL because it is trying my patience by being annoying slow and having to click 50 gajillion times just to do a little reading.

Wildalaska · January 30, 2008, 02:20 AM

Try switching to Firefox.

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cold dead hands · January 30, 2008, 02:34 AM

How do I switch to Firefox?

I am not very computer savvy.

I downloaded Firefox to participate in another forum and that was all that it took to make it possible for me to use that other forum, but there is no icon on my screen for Firefox, so I cannot just click and change.

I do not use the Internet Explorer option on my screen. I use what ever software was built into my internet providers CD. My provider is Netscape on dial-up if this helps explain anything.

cold dead hands · January 30, 2008, 03:06 AM

ok, got it so that the firefox icon is up.

gonna give it a try. gonna report one way or the other.

cold dead hands · January 30, 2008, 03:41 AM

How on god's green earth is firefox supposed to be a better way to surf the net?

The internet explorer script error warning doesn't pop up, but it takes about 3 1/2 minutes to load one page from TFL using firefox.

Does someone have a better solution for a guy stuck in the dial-up world?

Near as I can tell firefox is not the answer for a guy with an old computer running Millenium and Netscape dial-up. As a matter of fact, firefox has slowed down all internet functions as far as I can tell.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Al Norris · January 30, 2008, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDH

Near as I can tell firefox is not the answer for a guy with an old computer running Millenium and Netscape dial-up.

I was going to ask what version your OS is... But I see you're running Windows ME! Ack!! That was possibly the most buggiest version of Windows ever designed. It was even worse than the original Win95.

As far as I know, WinME cannot be fully divorced from the IE interface, which must be done if any other browser is to be fully operational. That's the immediate cause of your slowdowns. What version of IE do you have and what version of Direct X is installed?

The cause of your "script errors" is something else.

Mtdew · January 30, 2008, 05:22 PM

Try this to fix your scripting errors.

Common script errors messages can be eliminated by Clicking:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. In the Internet Options dialog box, click Advanced.
4. Click to select the Disable script debugging check box.
5. Click to clear the Display a notification about every script error check box.
6. Click OK.

**tyme** · January 31, 2008, 10:51 AM

I turned on script debugging in IE7, and I don't get any errors (posting with IE7 right now). Perhaps you have a bad copy of the javascript files and IE isn't rechecking them against the copies on the server?

I'm not sure where it is in IE6 anymore, but in IE7 try going to Tools -> Internet Options

Under the General tab, there's a section called Internet Browsing. Click on the Delete button, and delete temporary internet files to clear old (possibly broken/out-of-date) files from the cache.

Then, right next to the delete button, click the settings button. Tell IE to check for new versions of files every time you visit the webpage. The default is for IE to check for new versions "automatically" (read: whenever it feels like it), which is just about never.

**tyme** · January 31, 2008, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cold dead hands

The internet explorer script error warning doesn't pop up, but it takes about 3 1/2 minutes to load one page from TFL using firefox.

Your IE might be set to check for updated web content "automatically" (that's the default setting), which means most of the time it's using what's in the cache without checking with the remote webserver first. That'll make web pages load very fast much of the time, but leads to annoying problems when content (like images) is updated.

Try the top 4 suggestions at http://howto.helpero.com/howto/Speed-Up-Firefox_31.html

Fix the three network.http.(something) settings, and set network.dns.disableIPv6 to true. Changing the UI settings is dodgy... since the settings don't exist normally, returning them to default values is slightly more difficult. You could try the last suggestion, though, which increases the size of the local internet file cache.

Also check browser.cache.check_doc_frequency -- make sure it's set to 3, not 1 or 2. Setting it to 0 may speed things up even more, at the cost of strange effects when content on a website is changed. The 4 values are explained here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.ca..._doc_frequency

**tyme** · January 31, 2008, 11:44 AM

I've been using Vista 64 a bit recently, and the UI reactivity in non-microsoft apps is simply abysmal. I get the Pulsating Circle of Waiting way too often, and for too long. In IE, not surprisingly, everything is blazing fast. My non-scientific opinion is that Microsoft knows their API better than anyone else, and can avoid slow (blocking) interface and network calls, while other developers stumble into them blindly.

They may call this a multiprocessor/multicore-capable OS, but it's not. There's no good reason why Firefox should lag for several seconds when I have four processor cores, and at most 1 is fully utilized.

January 30, 2008, 02:13 AM	#1
cold dead hands Junior member Join Date: November 14, 2007 Location: Arkansuck...I dream of the day I leave here. Never to return. Posts: 854	Internet Explorer Script Error problems Ever since TFL went down for a while around New Year's Day and then came back I have to click on script error warnings every time I move from page to page. Trying to post is an exercise in patience as I have to click on the warning box at least twenty times. It is at least four times just to read a thread. What is going on? What happened? I have made no changes to my computer and this was never a problem before. Please tell me you have a solution for me, because I am really getting tired of this and would hate to have to ignore TFL because it is trying my patience by being annoying slow and having to click 50 gajillion times just to do a little reading.

January 31, 2008, 10:51 AM	#8
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Posts: 3,355	I turned on script debugging in IE7, and I don't get any errors (posting with IE7 right now). Perhaps you have a bad copy of the javascript files and IE isn't rechecking them against the copies on the server? I'm not sure where it is in IE6 anymore, but in IE7 try going to Tools -> Internet Options Under the General tab, there's a section called Internet Browsing. Click on the Delete button, and delete temporary internet files to clear old (possibly broken/out-of-date) files from the cache. Then, right next to the delete button, click the settings button. Tell IE to check for new versions of files every time you visit the webpage. The default is for IE to check for new versions "automatically" (read: whenever it feels like it), which is just about never. __________________ “The egg hatched...” “...the egg hatched... and a hundred baby spiders came out...” (blade runner) “Who are you?” “A friend. I'm here to prevent you from making a mistake.” “You have no idea what I'm doing here, friend.” “In specific terms, no, but I swore an oath to protect the world...” (continuum) “It's a goal you won't understand until later. Your job is to make sure he doesn't achieve the goal.” (bsg)

January 31, 2008, 11:44 AM	#10
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Posts: 3,355	I've been using Vista 64 a bit recently, and the UI reactivity in non-microsoft apps is simply abysmal. I get the Pulsating Circle of Waiting way too often, and for too long. In IE, not surprisingly, everything is blazing fast. My non-scientific opinion is that Microsoft knows their API better than anyone else, and can avoid slow (blocking) interface and network calls, while other developers stumble into them blindly. They may call this a multiprocessor/multicore-capable OS, but it's not. There's no good reason why Firefox should lag for several seconds when I have four processor cores, and at most 1 is fully utilized. __________________ “The egg hatched...” “...the egg hatched... and a hundred baby spiders came out...” (blade runner) “Who are you?” “A friend. I'm here to prevent you from making a mistake.” “You have no idea what I'm doing here, friend.” “In specific terms, no, but I swore an oath to protect the world...” (continuum) “It's a goal you won't understand until later. Your job is to make sure he doesn't achieve the goal.” (bsg)

January 30, 2008, 02:20 AM	#2
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	Try switching to Firefox. WildhaveyouhugggedyourBrowningSweet16todayAlaska TM

January 30, 2008, 02:34 AM	#3
cold dead hands Junior member Join Date: November 14, 2007 Location: Arkansuck...I dream of the day I leave here. Never to return. Posts: 854	How do I switch to Firefox? I am not very computer savvy. I downloaded Firefox to participate in another forum and that was all that it took to make it possible for me to use that other forum, but there is no icon on my screen for Firefox, so I cannot just click and change. I do not use the Internet Explorer option on my screen. I use what ever software was built into my internet providers CD. My provider is Netscape on dial-up if this helps explain anything.

January 30, 2008, 03:06 AM	#4
cold dead hands Junior member Join Date: November 14, 2007 Location: Arkansuck...I dream of the day I leave here. Never to return. Posts: 854	ok, got it so that the firefox icon is up. gonna give it a try. gonna report one way or the other.

January 30, 2008, 03:41 AM	#5
cold dead hands Junior member Join Date: November 14, 2007 Location: Arkansuck...I dream of the day I leave here. Never to return. Posts: 854	How on god's green earth is firefox supposed to be a better way to surf the net? The internet explorer script error warning doesn't pop up, but it takes about 3 1/2 minutes to load one page from TFL using firefox. Does someone have a better solution for a guy stuck in the dial-up world? Near as I can tell firefox is not the answer for a guy with an old computer running Millenium and Netscape dial-up. As a matter of fact, firefox has slowed down all internet functions as far as I can tell. Any suggestions are appreciated.

January 30, 2008, 05:22 PM	#7
Mtdew Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: arkansas Posts: 28	Try this to fix your scripting errors. Common script errors messages can be eliminated by Clicking: 1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. 3. In the Internet Options dialog box, click Advanced. 4. Click to select the Disable script debugging check box. 5. Click to clear the Display a notification about every script error check box. 6. Click OK.