My uncle always had the debugger error on his computer with Win2k. I always just thought that he didn't know what he was doing b/c he was never able to reproduce the error with me watching. It ususally happened when he closed Internet Explorer.
A lot of the people in the Dell forum solved the problem by installing service packs and updates. Other people just decided it's a problem with the OS.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...#91;LN];321410 is an article on how to turn off the machine debug manager which may supposedly help solve your problem. MS says it applies to people with Office XP, so hope that's you.
Just in case your computer freezes while clicking the link:
How to Turn Off the Machine Debug Manager (only applies to Win2k)
If you run Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later, you can turn off the Machine Debug Manager by turning off script debugging. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Click to select the Disable script debugging check box, and then click OK.
5. Close Internet Explorer.
EDIT: link didn't work