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"Unresponsive script" error message

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mike60657
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I'm using Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition [Ver. 5.1.2600] and have been receiving the "Unresponsive script"error message more and more in the past year, while working generally in email or surfing the web...

This freezes my activity 6-12 times per day and usually the error msg. does not displayfor a while... What can I do to resolve this?

I'm using Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition [Ver. 5.1.2600] and have been receiving the "Unresponsive script"error message more and more in the past year, while working generally in email or surfing the web... This freezes my activity 6-12 times per day and usually the error msg. does not displayfor a while... What can I do to resolve this?

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Matt_G
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Hi mike60657,

Have you looked at the Warning Unresponsive script - What it means and how to fix it Knowledge Base article? There is some good troubleshooting information in there.

Hopefully this helps!

mike60657
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Hi Matt G,

Thank you so much for taking the time... and the help!

I hadn't gotten very far with research, read one or two, so will review further. I did find a new scan -- to address a different issue, and launched that -- which ran for 4 hours plus today. It cleaned out a lot of junk, subsequently have not had the 'unresponsive script' issue too much today.

Mike

KaSPer48
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The suggestions in the article didn't work for me. I've had this problem for about a year; even switched to a different browser for a while, but had increasing problems with that one, too. Usually, the unresponsive script is a Java script, which ends in js: or jsm: followed by a number. There is a JavaScript Debugger, aka Venkman, add-on (access from "Tools" menu) that you can install. Instructions for using the JavaScript Debugger are located here: [http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/venkma.../venkman-faq.html#2.1]

I am still learning how to use the debugger. The first time I got an unresponsive script warning after installing it, the script hadn't run very long and I was able to stop it right away. Just don't use the "debug" button on the warning box (that caused everything to lock up, including Venkman). I hope this is helpful.