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How to Enable/Disable JavaScript

The following instructions describe how to set JavaScript options for:

Firefox, Opera, Netscape, Internet Explorer Legacy versions

Current Versions

Firefox 1.5 - 2.0

  1. Open firefox.
  2. Select Options from the Tools Menu.
  3. In the resulting Options window select ‘content’.
  4. Click the ‘enable javascript‘ checkbox.
  5. Click okay.
  6. Click refresh.

Opera 9.X

  1. Open Opera.
  2. Select Quick Preferences from the Tools menu.
  3. Click on ‘enable javascript‘.
  4. Click refresh.

Netscape 8

  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Select Options from the tools menu.
  3. Select Site Controls.
  4. Click on enable javascript.
  5. Click on Okay.
  6. click refresh.

Internet Explorer 6.X & 7

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Internet Options from the Tools menu.
  3. In Internet Options dialog box select the Security tab.
  4. Click Custom level button at bottom. The Security settings dialog box will pop up.
  5. Under Scripting category enable Active Scripting, Allow paste options via script and Scripting of Java applets.
  6. Click OK twice to close out.
  7. Click Refresh.

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Legacy Versions

Mozilla, Opera, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Safari, AOL,

Mozilla 1.X

  1. Open Mozilla.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click the arrow next to Advanced.
  4. Click Scripts & Plugins.
  5. Check Navigator beneath "Enable Javascript for".
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Reload.

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Opera 5.X

  1. Open Opera.
  2. Select Quick Preferences from the File menu.
  3. Make sure Enable Javascript is checked.
  4. Click Reload.

Opera 7.X

  1. Open Opera.
  2. Select Quick Preferences from the File menu.
  3. Make sure Enable Javascript is checked.
  4. Click Reload.

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Safari Public Beta 2 for MACOSX

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select Preferences from the Safari menu.
  3. Click Security.
  4. Check both Enable Java and Enable JavaScript.
  5. Close the window.
  6. Click Reload.

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Internet Explorer 5.X

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Internet Options from the Tools menu.
  3. In Internet Options dialog box select the Security tab.
  4. Click Custom level button at bottom. The Security Settings dialog box will pop up.
  5. Under Scripting category enable Active Scripting, Allow paste options via script and Scripting of Java applets.
  6. Click OK twice to close out.
  7. Hit Refresh.

Internet Explorer 5.X for MACOSX

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Preferences from the Explorer menu.
  3. Click the arrow next to Web Browser.
  4. Click Web Content.
  5. Under Active Content check Enable Scripting.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Refresh.

Internet Explorer 5 for MACOS9

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click the arrow next to Web Browser.
  4. Click Web Content.
  5. Under Active Content check Enable Scripting.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Refresh.

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Netscape 4.X for MACOS9

  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click Advanced.
  4. Check both Enable Java and Enable JavaScript.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Reload.

Netscape 6.X for MACOSX

  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click Advanced.
  4. Check both Enable Java and Enable JavaScript for Navigator.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Reload.

Netscape 7.X

  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click the arrow next to Advanced.
  4. Click Scripts & Plugins.
  5. Check Navigator beneath "Enable Javascript for".
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Reload.

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AOL 3.0

  1. Click Prefs.
  2. Click Security.
  3. Check Enable Java Programs, if the box is blank, single click on it.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click the browser's back button, once back, click reload.

AOL 4.0 and 5.0

  1. Click My AOL.
  2. Click Preferences.
  3. Click WWW.
  4. Click the Security tab.
  5. Click Custom.
  6. Click Settings.
  7. Scroll down to locate Scripting.
  8. Click Enable for Active Scripting.
  9. Click OK, then click the Reload button.

Note to AOL 4.0 & 5.0 users

The AOL browser may result in Javascript errors but, when using an external browser (i.e., Netscape or Internet Explorer) this does not occur. AOL uses compressed graphics by Default which stops Java from working whilst browsing inside AOL. (This also has the effect of making photographs look less life-like).

To remedy do the following:

  1. Click My AOL.
  2. Click Preferences.
  3. Click the WWW icon.
  4. Click Web Graphics tab.
  5. Uncheck the box next to Use Compressed Graphics.
  6. 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.

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