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how do I enable/disable javascript?

Nov 29, 2003 3:52AM PST

how do I enable/disable javascript?
Stowenrat.

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Re:how do I enable/disable javascript?
Nov 29, 2003 4:15AM PST

A google search for disable javascript immediately (second hit) leads to http://www.buymebuyme.com/retail/help/javascript.html
which contains

How to Enable/Disable JavaScript

The following instructions describe how to set JavaScript options for:

Mozilla, Opera, Safari, Explorer, Netscape, and AOL browsers

I didn't mind looking this up for you, but you could have done it yourself maybe? It's not the most difficult search imaginable, and you don't need to be expert too to judge the results (I'm not an expert on this subject either, in fact on hardly anything on this forum).

Kees

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Re:how do I enable/disable javascript?
Nov 29, 2003 4:23AM PST

Assuming that you are using Internet Explorer as your browser, click Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced. Scroll down to the Microsoft VM heading, and clear the three check boxes there. I myself operate with only the JIT for virtual machine enabled.

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Something is hokey with IE and Javascript.
Nov 29, 2003 4:37AM PST

No other browser I know of will take Javascript and execute it in the URL box. It's truly a strange thing to be able to put CODE into the URL box and whammo it executes.

I only hope that someone finds the off-switch to this bad behaviour.

Here's what you can copy and paste into the URL to see why this is a bad idea:

file:javascript:while (true) {alert('this browser window will never see the light of day. mohahahha - Dr.Evil');}

This doesn't seem to affect any other browser than IE.

Bob

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Re:Re:how do I enable/disable javascript?
Nov 29, 2003 4:41AM PST

This is interesting. I saw these options myself also, but they aren't referenced in the link I gave. That goes to a setting in the security tab. I looked there too now, and not only find a setting for running of scripts (several, in fact), but also an option to specify the security level of Microsoft's Java VM (somewhat higher in the list).

Moreover, due to some problems with Microsofts Java, I downloaded Sun's java (latest version) on my Windows 98 machine, which might have it's own settings and security. But the advantage is that you see it running: when activated there appears a coffee cup in the system tray!

It seems an expert is necessary after all. Maybe try the browser forum?

Kees

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Re:Re:Re:how do I enable/disable javascript?
Nov 29, 2003 5:34AM PST

I have now installed sun java and disabled vm java etc.,
but on a page which has a button called 'play game' when I move the cursor over it I get a message in the bottom browser thing saying 'javascript void' and I can't play it.I wonder what is going on!?

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Tell such a page.
Nov 30, 2003 5:11PM PST

Then we can check how it behaves in various circumstances on other machines.