Thickbox is based on jquery a lightweight javascript framework. There are different javascript frameworks around, the most popular seem to be prototype and jquery.

"Officially" jquery and prototype are compatible, but that requires some precautions while coding. Thickbox.js which is originally not a work of mine, but has been edited by me in order to implement it in a Joomla mambot, is definitely NOT compatible with prototype.js!

Most of the problems with Thickbox occur because other Joomla mambots or modules include prototype.js or prototype.lite.js. Mootools.js is based on prototype.js too!

If you want to make sure, which version of Thickbox you need, unpublish all mambots and modules you don't really need, go to your frontpage and open the source in your browser and search for "prototype" or "moo".

If you find lines like this:  

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://<...>/prototype.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://<...>/prototype.lite.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://<...>/moo.fx.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://<...>/moo.fx.pack.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://<...>/mootools.js"></script>

you definitely need LightWindow for Joomla or Thickbox prototype Edition!

If you still don't use any javascript framework with Joomla 1.0.x (and none of your modules/plugins has installed one behind the scene), you are free to choose. I recommend the jquery versions. Do not try to install more than one Thickbox/RSS Browser version on the same Joomla installation. That does not make sense and won't work.

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