Since installing Office XP (along side Office 97), I get
repeated errors going to certain websites via IE 6, e.g.
www.cnn.com homepage; errors "A Runtime Error has
occurred. Do you wish to Debug? Line: 1 Error: Invalid
Character". Or "A new instance of Microsfot Script
Editor" has been detected or found or something to that
affect. I've tried applying SP# and other script editor
related patches to Office XP; including clearing IE
cookies/deleting files,adjusting IE Advanced settings
(check Disable script debugging). Even though it wasn't
checked, it seems if I check and then uncheck "Display a
notficcation about every script error' - the errors
finally seem like they have stopped but you do see
a "Done, but with errors on page" in lower left. Anyone
know what the real resolution is?

Hi,
Work through this post from Frank Saunders.
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Go to Tools | Internet Options | Advanced.
Check the box to Disable script debugging.
Uncheck the box to Display a notification about every script error.

1. You might want to refresh your scripting engine:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...entid=28001169
or
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ist/webdev.asp
Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Sometimes there's a corrupt file in the cache and one must go to Tools |
Internet Options and click Delete Files.

2a. Start>Run>Regsvr32 vbscript.dll

2b. Start>Run>Regsvr32 jscript.dll

(WinXP users who have problems with 2a and 2b, see
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers_9.htm)

3. Re-register all DLLs listed in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

4. See also
Error Message When You Browse the Web: An Error Has Occurred in the Script
on This Page
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306831

5a. IE Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Browsing>Enable third-party browser
extensions (uncheck & reboot).

5b. Find the hijacker that caused 5a to be checked (or if none were checked,
check for hijackware anyway):

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
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Hope this helps,
Don
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MVP IE/OE
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"BB SAAM" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:13d401c4a4d2$33f5a300$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Since installing Office XP (along side Office 97), I get
> repeated errors going to certain websites via IE 6, e.g.
> www.cnn.com homepage; errors "A Runtime Error has
> occurred. Do you wish to Debug? Line: 1 Error: Invalid
> Character". Or "A new instance of Microsfot Script
> Editor" has been detected or found or something to that
> affect. I've tried applying SP# and other script editor
> related patches to Office XP; including clearing IE
> cookies/deleting files,adjusting IE Advanced settings
> (check Disable script debugging). Even though it wasn't
> checked, it seems if I check and then uncheck "Display a
> notficcation about every script error' - the errors
> finally seem like they have stopped but you do see
> a "Done, but with errors on page" in lower left. Anyone
> know what the real resolution is?