Runtime Error (W2K)

[ubigdummie]

Hello everyone. Can someone give me some options to try? This doesn't happen on every website, but pretty close to it. I keep getting the following error:

Title: Error

A Runtime Error has occurred.
Do you wish to Debug?

Line: 866
Error: 'win2' is null or not an object

Yes No

I haven't noticed a pattern - just that it happens frequently and on almost all sites. I am running Win2K Server SP4 and IE 6.0.2800.1106 SP1. I have all the updates from Microsoft.

Anyone know what might be going on here? Thanks.
Andy

[motoflop]

Do you use popup blocker or other software filtering advertisements, for example Norton Internet Security package?

Many web pages have advertisement popups which are created from javascript. Popup blocker or advertisement filter may prevent opening popup window, but ususally javascript lauching that window doesn't check if launch was successful. When the script then tries to put that advertisement window top of all windows, it fails because "XXX is null or not an object ".

So the problem is really bug in that javascript. It's not reasonable to complain to web admins about this, because they want you to see their advertisements. Your best bet is to disable javascripts on those web sites. Internet Explorer doesn't allow disabling javascript for specific web site unless you put that site to restricted sites list. Firefox is better on that area, because you can get plugin named "NoScript" and then you can easily control which web sites can use javascripts and which cannot.