Javascript non functional issue with IE6 in XP

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"JTM" <j@j.com> wrote:

>I'm running Win XP pro with all service packs and updates ditto IE6. After
>checking several websites with java applets they appear to function fine.
>
>However on some websites where they use javascripts I get no joy.

Be aware that Javascript and Java are totally different. They have
nothing to do with each other.

>For example:
>On one site (harborfreight) when I click on "order from catalogue" the following
>message appears at the bottom of the screen (left lower border) "javascript:
>orderFormCat()" and after clicking the link "Done" appears in place of the
>javascript. No window opens--no errors--nothing. I have tried this on several
>other machines not running XP and the website links work perfectly.

Tools|Internet Options|Security. Investigate the settings for the zone
that the problem site is in. There's a setting there that allows or
disallows Javascript.

You might also investigate the Firefox browser
(http://www.mozilla.org/firefox)

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Slattery_T@bls.gov

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"Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message
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> "JTM" <j@j.com> wrote:
<SNIP>
> .. Investigate the settings for the zone
> that the problem site is in. There's a setting there that allows or
> disallows Javascript.

Thanks for the response. However in:

Internet Explorer 6 Menu Drop Down:\Tools\
\Internet Options\
\Security\ TAB
ZONE \Internet\
CustomLevel BUTTON

I find no occurance of any reference to "javascript" and after placeing the
troublesome website in the trusted zone and checking that virtually all options
are enabled for trusted sites--the javascript still fails to run. In fact all
javascripts on the website fail.

This appears to be a common problem with XP running SP2 and I have found no
comprehensive answers other than the websites need to be rewritten to accomodate
the changes dictated by SP2--not likely to happen anytime soon. See:
http://www.phdcc.com/xpsp2.htm

> You might also investigate the Firefox browser
> (http://www.mozilla.org/firefox)

Sounds like you have come to the same solution I have been contemplating.

Regards,

John