BleepingComputer.com: javascript in IE doesn't work

  Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:20 PM

Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:26 PM

Wait... so if you opened up Internet Explorer, went to the address bar, and typed in http://www.google.com then Google would open in Firefox*?

What versions of IE, Firefox, and Windows are you running?


*some might consider that a welcome feature

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Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:40 PM

yessssss.

IE6, Firefox 3.0, windows xp sp3. It started behaving like this yesterday

Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:49 PM

Posted 15 September 2009 - 10:04 PM

Ok. According to Mozilla, this can happen in certain cases where Internet Explorer 7 beta is installed along side Internet Explorer 6 or if an attempt to install IE7 failed.

There are two possible avenues to resolve this: Remove and reinstall IE7 (or even better, IE8) or, if you prefer to continue using IE6 (not recommended) you can attempt the solution I'll detail below:

WARNING: This solution involves editing the Windows Registry. Improper changes to the Windows Registry can have dire consequences. Always, always, always make a backup of your registry. You can use ERUNT, a superior and free Registry backup utility, to perform this backup for you.

1. Click on Start then on Run...
2. In the Run... dialog box, type regedit
3. In the Registry Editor, use the tree on the left to find this entry:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {c90250f3-4d7d-4991-9b69-a5c5bc1c2ae6}
You can also press the F3 button to open the search box. Copy and paste this entire string into the search box and press enter.
4. Once you find the entry, right-click on it and click Delete, then click Yes to confirm.

5. Reboot and test IE.

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Posted 15 September 2009 - 10:27 PM

Posted 15 September 2009 - 10:58 PM

Hey Andrew, I tried doing what you suggested and I also removed the IETab add-on of Firefox. The webpages don't open in Firefox anymore when I type it in IE but the Javascript still doesn't work. I've searched for it on the web and it's usually because of the Windows Scripting engine. I can't install Windows Script 5.7 because it says it's for SP2 only and I have SP3 installed.

Posted 15 September 2009 - 11:26 PM

You wouldn't happen to be using Norton or Symantec Internet Security, would you?

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Posted 15 September 2009 - 11:41 PM

Posted 16 September 2009 - 12:18 AM

Posted 16 September 2009 - 12:59 AM

Hmmmm....

*Please Wait... Brain Loading...*

Lemme get back to you, I need sleep.

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 01:04 AM

okay, thanks a lot sir

Posted 16 September 2009 - 04:18 PM

Try deleting your Temporary Internet Files then restart IE6.

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 08:10 PM

Already tried that sir. I can't seem to uninstall IE8
I tried system restore but the system restore window won't open

Posted 16 September 2009 - 09:14 PM

You have IE8? When did that happen?

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