Why do I receive a message that says problems with this web page might prevent it from being displayed properly ?

General Disclaimer - Happy Online would like to remind all visitors that they are responsible for their own computer settings - some suggestions may not work on some computers and may result in errors - you should only make changes to your computer if you are comfortable with any consequences that may arise.

When surfing some web pages you might be presented with a small window that states problems with this web page might prevent it from being displayed or functioning properly.

This message is normally displayed if there are programming errors with the page.

If your web browser can not understand the programming language that the programmer has used then this window may appear - in addition you may see a small yellow triangle in the bottom left hand corner of your browser.

Most of the time you can OK this message and continue viewing the site without problems - it is however worth noting that the web browser is not behaving or displaying the site as the programmer intended.

Whether the problem is to do with your web browser or a problem for the programmers is a matter for discussion. Unfortunately not all web browser and not all version of the browsers can understand the same programming languages and a website may work correctly on some web browsers but not on others.

Happy Online 14th July 2003

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