How to Turn On ActiveScript (JavaScript) in Internet Explorer

Microsoft calls its JavaScript interpreter "ActiveScript." The controls to turn it on and change its options are available in a couple of ways.

You can:

• Click on Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet Connnections, and Internet Options, or
• You can start Internet Explorer and then use the Tools / Options pulldown menu to open the same Internet Properties dialog window

First, you want to select the "Security tab, and then "Internet" in the box at the top of the window. Internet Explorer maintains separate settings for Internet, Local intranet, Trusted sites and Restricted sites.

 

After you select Internet, click on the Custom Level button. You will get this Security Settings dialog box. Notice the position of the vertical slider — the "Scripting" section is almost at the end of the list of options.

 

Then, click OK to go back to the Options window. There, click Apply. Finally, click OK to close the Internet Properties dialog window.

 

Now, you should be all set, with JavaScript operational in Internet Explorer, where JavaScript is being read and handled by Microsoft's ActiveScript interpreter.

Please note that some other programs also may attempt to control whether JavaScript works or not. Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall is an example of a firewall program that can allow or prevent JavaScript execution by the browser.

On a final note, JavaScript is a language. Each browser (IE, Firefox, Opera, etc.) has its own JavaScript interpreter that takes the JavaScript commands that are in a web page, and then executes them. Just because one web browser does not handle a JavaScript function securely does not make JavaScript insecure — it is simply another example of a problem with an individual web browser.

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