IE8 Website Operation Aborted Error Finally Solved!

Internet Explorer is built only to cause troubles to Designers and spoil their hard work. It takes a lot of time and sweat to code and style...

Internet Explorer is built only to cause troubles to Designers and spoil their hard work. It takes a lot of time and sweat to code and style new widgets and templates out of nothing using pure HTML, CSS and JavaScript but it becomes a curse when these designs do not pass the IE Compatibility Test. What looks attractive in Mozilla Firefox or chrome looks awful when viewed using IE. This compatibility issue is always linked with IE8.

Most webmasters today are faced with a new error. Website that use JavaScript often crash down in IE8 and most often visitors receive an Operation Aborted Error as shown below,

 

How I solved The Error?

For the past one month I was scratching my head to find a solution to the problem. Internet is indeed always a great help but not when your problem is not answered with clarity. I read Google Forums and found that several webmasters are going through the same problem as I was. The only workable solution for me was to filter all JavaScript installed on my template. I applied the following method,

1. Make a Backup Copy Of Your template
2. Remove All JavaScript From your Template
3. View Your Website in IE and you will observe that the error no more appears
4. Now start adding your JavaScript one by one and at the same time keep viewing your template in IE8
5. If the Error appeared again then Trash out the last Java code that you added
6. Continue and repeat the process
7. If no Error appeared then re-add the trash out Java Code in your template but in a different location
8. If the Error appeared again then permanently delete that Java Code from your template
9. You Are Done!

In my case what caused me 23% Traffic loss daily from IE8 was a Search box provided by Lijit. The code looks like this,

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.lijit.com/wijitinit?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lijit.com%2Fusers%2F&amp;js=1"></script><a style='color: #999' href='http://www.lijit.com' id='lijit_wijit_pvs_link'>Lijit Search</a>

I am really glad I got rid of this extremely disappointing error which caused me great loss for a month.

Final Advise

If you really want to enjoy browsing the internet then please stop using IE and start using Mozilla Firefox. Mozilla is used by developers, designers and normal net surfers and it is best in every aspect. That's what I believe in.