Do you recommend using javascript on a page?

I'm currently using it to control an informational page, but I have found that Internet Explorer doesn't like the javascript.

Any ideas on how to work around this?

Some Javascript can be great. The drawback is the code is very "nit-picky", and some browsers like you said can have trouble with it.

What exactly is the javascript doing on your page?

Unless you put it into a .js file, your site will not validate in XHTML without it.

All it is going is opening up a new window with out the status bar, menu, address bar, ... Just a plain window with a title and scroll bars.

That's safe enough. Just make sure you do it right. Set the JS in an event handler, set a second JS command of return false, and use the URL in the href URL as well. This will provide you with all the backup you need for people who browse without JS enabled or allowed.