W98SE & IE6 (6.0.2800.1106): With error in Script no Error ICON, e

[Jerry]

SUBJECT: W98SE & IE6 (6.0.2800.1106): With error in Script no Error ICON or
Error Window will Display.

Hello, ,,,,,

There are two computers in this room and both have W98SE and IE6. Also, both
have had ie6setup.exe (481KB) used to install Windows IE 6.0.2800.1106.

When there is a Javascript error, one produces the error icon in the lower
left of the IE6 Window while the other does not. Even when the TOOLS /
INTERNET OPTIONS / ADVANCED ----"Display a notification about every script
error" is set there is no display of the error icon or an error window.

The computer that does not produce the error did have a "Customized version
of Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106CO". In this case it was Add/Remove and all
files in the Windows Folder named: "Windows Update Setup Files" were deleted
then ie6setp.exe was executed with all "Windows Updates" applied.

The Script error is reported only when the Microsoft JAVASCRIPT Debugger is
loaded and activated on that computer with an error and display of a mesasge
to debug when "Disable script debugging" is unchecked.

Also, both computers have the same settings in TOOLS / INTERNET OPTIONS /
ADVANCED for all areas.

Any advise would be great,,,,,, Even if this needs to in another forum area


THANKS for your time, and help!!!!

Jerry

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Are both computers fully patched at Windows Update?

Fix Runtime Errors in Internet Explorer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822521

 

[Jerry]

Hello PABear and others,,,,,,

THANKS for your reply,,,,,Sorry it took so long to respond!!!

After reading the reply I thought I would clean up this IE6 and re-install
the ie6setup.exe (481KB) for this W98SE machine.
The IE6 on this machine appeared to be a cutomized version.

For this machine it did have "6.0.2800.1106CO" and was reported as: "This is
a customized version of Internet Explorer" by HELP/ABOUT.
If this was a BRANDED version I have no idea the options available for
BRANDING and if these options include a method to completly disable the
Script error icon and the Script error Detail report(?????)....or if these
options continue to "hang around" if the "6.0.2800.1106CO" is cleaned up,
removed and the latest ie6setup.exe (481 KB) is installed.

As much as possible that could be thought of was cleaned up and the
"6.0.2800.1106CO" plus the message "This is a customized version of Internet
Explorer" does not display by the IE6 HELP/ABOUT.

The Cookies and TemporaryInternetFiles folders were cleaned up and the
Windows/"Windows Update Setup Files" folder was deleted. Then IE 6 was
removed (Control Panel/"Add Remove Programs") as well as Outlook Express.
After a reboot Program Files/Internet Explorer and the Outlook Experess
folders were deleted and then a system ReBoot was started again.

After the system was back up the file ie6Setup.exe (481 KB) was then used to
install IE 6.

Then Windows/Update plus the intall of criticals Q918439; Q833989; was
performed.

IE 6 HELP/ABOUT now reports the following:

Version: 6.0.2800.1106
Cipher Strength: 128-bit
Update Versions:; SP1; Q916281; Q837009; q313829; Q918439; Q833989;


Now for this computer, the Script error icon and the Script Error Detail
report will occur but only occurs if the HTML file with a script error is
poked on directly or if that HTML file is made to be the "Home Page" in
Internet Options.

If another Web Page is made as the Home Page (my.att.net, google.com, etc.)
and the HTML file with the script error is opened with the IE 6 FILE/OPEN the
Script error icon or the Script Error Detail report does not display.

All other W98SE with IE 6 computers on this LAN will report the script error
no matter how the HTML script error file is accessed/opened.

Also, the latest version of JAVA (from Sun or Microsoft) that are installed
on these machines for W98SE makes no difference and the error is always
reported by these machines but not this machine.

The following HTML contains a simple JAVA Script error that is used to show
the Script error icon and Script Error Detail report on all other machines
but this machine.

<html>
<head>
<title>TEST</title>
</head>
Brings
<font face="verdana" size="4" color="red">
<script language="JavaScript">
var startYear = 1982
var now = new Date()
var yearnow = now.getYear()
experience=yearnow-startYear
document..write(+experience)
</script></html>

But, if a web page, any web page has a script error the behavior is still
the same---- No script error icon or script error detail report will display
on this machine when IE 6 opens an initial HOME PAGE with no script error and
the other Web Page with the error is then opened.

For this machine, it seems when IE 6 comes up with some HOME page something
gets set (in the registry, a file, etc.) so that no script error icon or no
Script Detail error will display when a HTML file is then opened with an
obvious script error. And, is perhaps a leftover from the "6.0.2800.1106CO"--
"This is a customized version of Internet Explorer"(?????)... and/or
something left over from the "Branded(??)
"6.0.2800.1106CO"(???).

While this machine is used to develop HTML with JAVA Script it was
discovered that another machine was being used to report any error in
HTML/JAVA Script.

Since this discovery, it seems that if the situation can be resolved the
errors can be reported by this machine and another machine does not need to
be used.

I can see that for the general user it would be an advantage to completly
disable the Script Detail error report and even the Script error icon. These
errors should be caught during development. I can also see the advantage of
the error display if development does not have the tools (other browsers,
etc.) to find potiential errors.


THANKS for your time, help, and advice!!!!!

Jerry