objColumn.style.display = "none" should do nothing

Table caption
1^st col.	2^nd col.	3^rd col.	4^th col.	5^th col. and some longer text
2^nd row	thead	abcd	abcd	abcd
5^th row	tfoot	a	b	c
3^rd row	tbody	abc	abc	abc
4^th row	tbody	ab	ab	ab

Column style display

1^st colum		2^nd colum		3^rd colum		4^th colum		5^th colum
block	none	block	none	block	none	block	none	block	none

border-collapse

Steps to reproduce: click any "none" radio button (with border-collapse checked or unchecked)

Actual result in IE 8 beta 2: the whole webpage becomes, turns entirely blank.

Expected result: nothing (or nothing comparable or of such magnitude) should happen when clicking/checking any radio button on the first trial

Firefox 2.x, Firefox 3, Opera 9.60, Safari 3.1.2, Safari 4.0, Konqueror 4.1, Shiretoko 3.1, Seamonkey 2.x, NS 7.2, K-meleon 1.x, Galeon 2.0.4, Epiphany 2.22.3 all pass this test.

This bug has been reported at connect's IE beta feedback as bug 365820.

Update: This bug has been FIXED in Internet Explorer 8 Partner pre-RC1 build 6001.18343 released on December 11th 2008. Otherwise, Internet Explorer 8 Partner pre-RC1 build 6001.18343 PASSES this specific and particular testcase.