window.onload = function() {
	if(!document.getElementById){
		return false;
	}else{
		clickedRegion();
		clickedCounty();
		newWindow('stemnetLink');
	}
}

function selectRegion(val){

	var select = document.getElementById('RegionsCoveredID');
	var optionValues = select.options;
		
		for(var i=0;i<optionValues.length;i++){
		
			if(optionValues[i].value==val){
				optionValues[i].selected=true;	
			}else{
				optionValues[i].selected=false;
			}
			
		}
}

function clickedCounty(){

	var select1 = document.getElementById('CountiesCoveredID');	
		select1.onchange = function(){
		
			var select2 = document.getElementById('RegionsCoveredID');
			var optionValues = select2.options;
				optionValues[0].selected=true;
				//optionValues[0].text='Selected counties';
			
		return false;
	}
	
	
}	
function clickedRegion(){

	var select1 = document.getElementById('RegionsCoveredID');	
		select1.onchange = function(){
		
			var select2 = document.getElementById('CountiesCoveredID');
			var optionValues = select2.options;
				optionValues[0].selected=true;
				//optionValues[0].text='Selected counties';
			
		return false;
	}
	
	
}





/*
window.onload = function() {
	if(!document.getElementById){
		return false;
	}else{
		autoSelector('RegionsCoveredID','CountiesCoveredID');
	}
}

function autoSelector(id1,id2){

	var select1 = document.getElementById(id1);	
		select1.onchange = function(){
			autoSelect(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value,id2)
		return false;
	}
		
}

function autoSelect(id1,id2){
	
	var select2 = document.getElementById(id2);
	
	var optionValues = select2.options;

		for(var i=0;i<optionValues.length;i++){
		
			var optionValue = optionValues[i].value;
			var ids = optionValue.split('.');
			
				if(id1==ids[1]){
					optionValues[i].selected=true;	
				}else{
					optionValues[i].selected=false;
				}
			
		}
	
}
<select name="RegionsCoveredID" id="RegionsCoveredID" class="short">
		<option value="0">Select a region</option>
		<option value="1"  >East Midlands</option>
		<option value="2"  >East of England</option>
		<option value="3"  >North East</option>
		<option value="4"  >North West</option>
		<option value="5"  >Northern Ireland</option>
		<option value="6"  >Scotland</option>
		<option value="7"  >South East</option>
		<option value="8"  >South West</option>
		<option value="9"  >Wales</option>
		<option value="10"  >West Midlands</option>
		<option value="11"  >Yorkshire and Humber</option>
	</select>
*/