Long Running Script

[dollymay]

Occasionally when trying to access my Outlook email (Hotmail), I get a window stating 'live.com is not responding due to a long running script' with a 'Stop Script' box option. When this is pressed I can access as normal. This is happening almost every time now, how can I erase this 'script' whatever this is?? Thanks.

[Buenchico]

Which web browser are you using? (Internet Explorer? Edge? Firefox? Chrome? Safari? Something else?)

[dollymay]

Internet Explorer

[HansUrbancka]

I don't know what Buenchico will now say as you've have admitted to using a poor Browser. He may agree with me that you should change your Browser to something else; such as perhaps Firefox.

Hans.

[Buenchico]

Hans has got there before me! Internet Explorer has always been a totally pathetic web browser. Even Microsoft have effectively admitted that by replacing it with Edge as the default browser in Windows 10.

You could try this:
In Internet Explorer, click on 'Tools' and then on 'Internet Options'.
Click the 'Advanced' tab.
Click to remove the tick next to 'Display a notification about every script error'.
Click 'OK'.

However a far, far better option would be to install a DECENT browser!!!
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/

[jno]

whoa there, Chris - I have exactly the same problem with Gmail - on Firefox. And clicking on "stop script" doesn't always make any difference.

But ... if I switch to IE, the problems don't happen.

[Togo]

In most cases, you can ignore the message. Script error messages are displayed by Internet Explorer when there is a problem with the JavaScript or VBScript code on the website you are viewing. Occasionally a script error can be caused by an error in downloading a webpage, but more often it is an error in the webpage itself. You can however disable "script debugging" if it is happening on multiple sites. I would firstly though clear your "history" or at least cache, empty your recycle bin, reset your wifi modem if you are wireless, and do a safe reboot. If the problem persists you can disable script debugging in the "Tools menu". Click on Internet Options as previously advised[ reluctantly :)) ]and on the Advanced tab, click to select the Disable script debugging check box. And then click OK. If you need to clear notification about every script error in Internet Explorer, on the Advanced tab, "click to clear the Display a notification about every script error check box", and then click OK.

[dollymay]

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions, I will now try using Firefox instead. I already have it installed, but stopped using it because I seemed to have more problems than with IE. However following your instructions (i.e. IE, Tools,.., Advanced), I see that 'Disable Script Debugging (IE)' and 'Disable Script Debugging (Other)' are already ticked. But 'Display a notification about every script error' is not! Help please!!

[Togo]

Dolly then try checking the tick box and OK it.