How to Enable and Disable JavaScript
The following describes how to enable/disable javascripts in the most common browsers, Should apply to any new versions as well.
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IE 6 And Earlier | Firefox & Netscape 8 | Netscape 7 & Mozilla | Opera | Safari | MAC OS | AOL
Internet Explorer 7
To enable or disable Java, follow these steps:
- From the Tools menu, select Internet Options... .
- Click the Programs tab.
- Click Manage Add-ons.
- Highlight Java Plug-in.
- Under "Settings", click Disable.
- Click OK, and then OK again.
To enable or disable JavaScript, follow these steps:
- From the Tools menu, choose Internet Options... .
- Click the Security tab.
- Click Custom Level... .
- Scroll to the "Scripting" section of the list. Click Disable or Enable.
- Close and restart your browser.
Internet Explorer 6 and Earlier
- From the Tools menu, choose Internet Options... .
- Click the Security tab.
- In versions 5.x and 6, click Custom Level... . In version 4.x, click Custom and then Settings:
- Java: Scroll to the "Java" section. (In version 6, you will find this section under "Java VM", under "Java permissions".) To disable Java, click Disable Java. To re-enable Java, click a different setting, such as High Safety or Medium Safety.
- JavaScript: Scroll to the "Active scripting" section of the list. (In version 6, this is under "Scripting".) Click Disable or Enable.
- Close and restart your browser
Firefox and Netscape 8.x
- In Firefox or Netscape 8.x for Windows, from the Tools menu, select Options... .
In Firefox for Mac OS X, from the Firefox menu, select Preferences... .
- In Netscape, in the list on the left, select Site Controls and then select one of the options under "Master Settings".
In Firefox 1.5 and higher, click Content; in Firefox 1.0, in the list on the left, select Web Features.
- Check (to enable) or uncheck (to disable) the boxes next to both Enable JavaScript and Enable Java.
Netscape 7.x and Mozilla before Firefox
- From the Edit menu (in Mac OS X, from the Netscape menu), choose Preferences... .
- In the "Category:" list on the left, click Advanced.
- To enable or disable Java and JavaScript, use the appropriate instructions below:
- In Mac OS X, check or uncheck Enable Java. Then in the "Category" column on the left, click the triangle next to "Advanced" to expand the list, and then select Scripts & Plugins. On the right, under "Enable JavaScript for", check or uncheck Navigator and Mail & Newsgroups, as appropriate.
- In Windows, check or uncheck Enable Java and Enable native object scripting. Then in the "Category" column on the left, click the + (plus sign) or triangle next to "Advanced" to expand the list, and then select Scripts & Plug-ins. On the right, under "Enable JavaScript for", check or uncheck Navigator and Mail & Newsgroups, as appropriate.
- Click OK to save the changes. You may need to exit and restart your browser for the changes to take effect.
Opera 5.0 and Newer
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Select Preferences from the File menu
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click Multimedia
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check Enable JavaScript under Javascript
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click OK
Safari
- From the Safari menu, select Preferences...
- When the Preferences open select the Security icon.
- Check the "Enable plug-ins", "Enable Java" and "Enable JavaScript" checkboxes.
Mac OS and Mac OS X
Note: Microsoft is no longer developing or distributing Internet Explorer for the Macintosh. I recommend that you use a different browser, such as Safari or Firefox.
- From the Explorer menu (Mac OS X) or the Edit menu, select Preferences... .
- To expand the list, next to Web Browser, click the triangle.
- Select Web Content. On the right, beneath "Active Content", select the checkbox for Enable scripting.
- Return to beneath Web Browser and select Java. On the right, under "Java Options", select the checkbox for Enable Java or Enable Java (Apple MRJ).
- Click OK. Close your browser and restart it.
AOL 4.0 And Newer
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Click My AOL
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click Preferences
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click WWW
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click the Secutity tab
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click Custom
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click Settings
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scroll down to locate Scripting
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click Enable for Active Scripting
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click OK, then click the Reload button
Note to AOL users
When using the use AOL browser, you may get a Java script error but, when using an external browser (i.e., Netscape or IE) this does not occur. AOL uses compressed graphics by Default. This doesn't allow Java to work while browsing inside AOL. (This also makes photos you view on web pages look less than their best.)
Do the following:
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Click My AOL
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Click Preferences
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Click the WWW icon
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Click Web Graphics tab
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Uncheck the box next to Use Compressed Graphics
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Click OK Restart the computer.
Note that there are both 16-bit and 32-bit versions of AOL 4.0. Only the 32-bit version has full Java capabilites.