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Help! Can anyone out there explain to me how I can enable javaScript on my
PC? I had a virus problem last week, and although it appears to now be
resolved, I think I've diabled JavaScript and cannot re-enable it. Any
ideas...???
 
IE does not use javascript as it has its own ActiveX controls. Just use
default settings for security and you will get everything you need.

Javascript is Netscape's own patented script language and M$ does not like
paying a license for it. It may pirate it indirectly by supporting JS in IE
but that is it. You don't become rich by being god like! Ordinary users ar
required to buy MS license!

hth
 
ANONYMOUS said:
IE does not use javascript as it has its own ActiveX controls. Just use
default settings for security and you will get everything you need.

Javascript is Netscape's own patented script language and M$ does not like
paying a license for it. It may pirate it indirectly by supporting JS in
IE
but that is it. You don't become rich by being god like! Ordinary users
ar
required to buy MS license!
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Javascript *coding* is supported in Internet Explorer but as Jscript
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jscript) so Microsoft doesn't have to pay
licensing to Sun). Javascript, like HTML, is just text which any
interpreter can read. Javascript and Jscript have migrated to ECMAScript
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript). Microsoft doesn't pay anything
to Sun for Microsoft to use Microsoft's own JScript.

Stop confusing Javascript with Java. It was the JVM (Java Virtual Machine)
over which Sun sued Microsoft and which Microsoft had to discontinue in some
configuration or had to stop by some future date to distribute in other
configurations (it's been so long since the judgment that everyone now uses
the Sun Java plug-in). Java is *not* Javascript anymore than Word is
WordPerfect.

If you want to disable Java, there is a set of options for that in advanced
options (to disable the MS VM or Sun Java plug-in) and in the applicable
security zone (probably "Internet"). If you want to disable Javascript,
disable the active scripting options in the [Internet] security zone, or set
to prompt.
 
Sean said:
Help! Can anyone out there explain to me how I can enable javaScript
on my PC? I had a virus problem last week, and although it appears to
now be resolved, I think I've diabled JavaScript and cannot re-enable
it. Any ideas...???
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Goto Add/Remove programs in the control panel. Remove all versions of Java.
Goto www.java.com and download and install the latest version of java. Open
the Internet Explorer properties. On each tab in turn click on the button to
set the default settings if such a button exists.

Kerry
 
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