Script Error When You Click Add/Remove Programs in Shared Program Files Folder (267819)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q267819

SYMPTOMS

When you double-click Add/Remove Programs in the Program Files folder that is located in a shared network folder (for example, computername\share) or a mapped network drive, you may receive one of the following error messages:
Internet Explorer Script Error
An error has occurred in the script on this page.
Line: 478 or 439
Char: 13
Error: Unspecified error.
Code: 0
URL: path to shared Program Files\Folder.htt

Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?

NOTE: You may receive this error message if the Disable script debugging check box is selected on the Advanced tab of Internet Options in Control Panel.

-or-

Error
A Runtime Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug?
Line: 477
Error: Permission denied.
NOTE: You may receive this error message if the Disable script debugging check box is not selected on the Advanced tab of Internet Options in Control Panel.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The Add/Remove Programs link is visible only if the Enable web content in folders check box is selected under Folder Options in Control Panel. The Line and Char values in the first error message described in the "Symptoms" section may vary.

The Add/Remove Programs link in the Program Files folder is designed to open the Add/Remove Programs dialog box (in Control Panel) on your local computer. It cannot be used to open the Add/Remove Programs dialog box on a remote computer.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/28/2004
Keywords:kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB267819
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