javascript wont execute

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Boostm3

Here's a typical javascript that is invoked when clicking a link at a
particular website:

javascript:TG_openBRWindow('http://www.tigerdirect.com/static/html/12msLCDar
ticle1.html','CloseUp','toolbar=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,width=500,heigh
t=575')

The status line shows this, and then it shows 'DONE', and yet, nothing has
happened.. It doesnt execute, but I get no errors.

This happens at many different websites.. the script may be different, but
the same problem occurs: whenever a link or an icon is attached to a
javascript on a web page, its not executing.. Can someone tell me whats
wrong? Im running Windows ME.. thanks..
 
Hi,

Try these steps:
Go to Internet Options> Security> Internet Zone, set it to Default.

Or, try the Internet Options> Security settings at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm#Setting
(More restrictive than default, but will allow javascript.)

Important...
Check any third-party security, ad-blocker or pop-up blocker programs to
see if one of them is blocking scripts, scripting, active content. Norton
Internet Security and a number of other programs can be configured to block
scripts.

See: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/scriptdb.htm for other possibilities.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]
 
Don,

Im totally screwed.. All script blocking is turned off, and my internet
security level is set to 'Medium'. And still, whenever I slick an icon on a
site where the status bar shows a 'javascript' command trying to execute,
when I click on that icon, the status bar reads 'Done' and nothing has
happened! If i select to open it in a new window, it still doesnt execute.
I have AOL toolbar, and have popup blocking off.. Doesnt make any
difference, as I toggle it on and off for a given site.

Norton is disabled and virus protection is off.. MSConfig shows no resident
utilties running. What the hell is going on.. its very frustrating.

Paul

Don Varnau said:
Hi,

Try these steps:
Go to Internet Options> Security> Internet Zone, set it to Default.

Or, try the Internet Options> Security settings at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm#Setting
(More restrictive than default, but will allow javascript.)

Important...
Check any third-party security, ad-blocker or pop-up blocker programs to
see if one of them is blocking scripts, scripting, active content. Norton
Internet Security and a number of other programs can be configured to block
scripts.

See: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/scriptdb.htm for other possibilities.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


Boostm3 said:
Here's a typical javascript that is invoked when clicking a link at a
particular website:
Click to expand...
javascript:TG_openBRWindow('http://www.tigerdirect.com/static/h...=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,width=500,heigh
t=575')

The status line shows this, and then it shows 'DONE', and yet, nothing has
happened.. It doesnt execute, but I get no errors.

This happens at many different websites.. the script may be different, but
the same problem occurs: whenever a link or an icon is attached to a
javascript on a web page, its not executing.. Can someone tell me whats
wrong? Im running Windows ME.. thanks..
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi,
Some additional steps to try:
Clear the IE cache. IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete
files (and delete offline content when that dialog pops up) It's often
recommended that the TIF folder be kept at about 50 MB (Settings.)

Uninstalling the AOL toolbar is worth a try. You can reinstall it later.

From Control Panel> Internet Options> Advanced> uncheck "Enable third party
browser extensions." If that helps, another program is causing this problem.
Disabling browser extensions is a diagnostic measure. You should be able to
re-enable them after resolving the problem.

Try these two commands from Start> Run
regsvr32 vbscript.dll [enter]
regsvr32 jscript.dll [enter]

Reinstall the scripting engine. Go to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp
for the appropriate download of Windows Script 5.6

Re-registering the DLLs listed in this article may help:
281679 - You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens
After You Click a Link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

Don
[MS MVP- IE]
 
Boostm3 said:
Don,

Im totally screwed.. All script blocking is turned off, and my
internet security level is set to 'Medium'. And still, whenever I
slick an icon on a site where the status bar shows a 'javascript'
command trying to execute, when I click on that icon, the status bar
reads 'Done' and nothing has happened! If i select to open it in a
new window, it still doesnt execute. I have AOL toolbar, and have
popup blocking off.. Doesnt make any difference, as I toggle it on
and off for a given site.

Norton is disabled and virus protection is off.. MSConfig shows no
resident utilties running. What the hell is going on.. its very
frustrating.

Paul

Don Varnau said:
Hi,

Try these steps:
Go to Internet Options> Security> Internet Zone, set it to Default.

Or, try the Internet Options> Security settings at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm#Setting
(More restrictive than default, but will allow javascript.)

Important...
Check any third-party security, ad-blocker or pop-up blocker
programs to see if one of them is blocking scripts, scripting,
active content. Norton Internet Security and a number of other
programs can be configured to block scripts.

See: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/scriptdb.htm for other possibilities.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


Boostm3 said:
Here's a typical javascript that is invoked when clicking a link at
a particular website:
Click to expand...
javascript:TG_openBRWindow('http://www.tigerdirect.com/static/h...=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,width=500,heigh
t=575')

The status line shows this, and then it shows 'DONE', and yet,
nothing has happened.. It doesnt execute, but I get no errors.

This happens at many different websites.. the script may be
different, but the same problem occurs: whenever a link or an icon
is attached to a javascript on a web page, its not executing.. Can
someone tell me whats wrong? Im running Windows ME.. thanks..
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Did you go through these setps on my site?



--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
 
Boostm3 said:
Don,

Im totally screwed.. All script blocking is turned off, and my
internet security level is set to 'Medium'. And still, whenever I
slick an icon on a site where the status bar shows a 'javascript'
command trying to execute, when I click on that icon, the status bar
reads 'Done' and nothing has happened! If i select to open it in a
new window, it still doesnt execute. I have AOL toolbar, and have
popup blocking off.. Doesnt make any difference, as I toggle it on
and off for a given site.

Norton is disabled and virus protection is off.. MSConfig shows no
resident utilties running. What the hell is going on.. its very
frustrating.

Paul

Don Varnau said:
Hi,

Try these steps:
Go to Internet Options> Security> Internet Zone, set it to Default.

Or, try the Internet Options> Security settings at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm#Setting
(More restrictive than default, but will allow javascript.)

Important...
Check any third-party security, ad-blocker or pop-up blocker
programs to see if one of them is blocking scripts, scripting,
active content. Norton Internet Security and a number of other
programs can be configured to block scripts.

See: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/scriptdb.htm for other possibilities.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


Boostm3 said:
Here's a typical javascript that is invoked when clicking a link at
a particular website:
Click to expand...
javascript:TG_openBRWindow('http://www.tigerdirect.com/static/h...=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,width=500,heigh
t=575')

The status line shows this, and then it shows 'DONE', and yet,
nothing has happened.. It doesnt execute, but I get no errors.

This happens at many different websites.. the script may be
different, but the same problem occurs: whenever a link or an icon
is attached to a javascript on a web page, its not executing.. Can
someone tell me whats wrong? Im running Windows ME.. thanks..
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Oops!



--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
 
Boostm3 said:
Don,

Im totally screwed.. All script blocking is turned off, and my
internet security level is set to 'Medium'. And still, whenever I
slick an icon on a site where the status bar shows a 'javascript'
command trying to execute, when I click on that icon, the status bar
reads 'Done' and nothing has happened! If i select to open it in a
new window, it still doesnt execute. I have AOL toolbar, and have
popup blocking off.. Doesnt make any difference, as I toggle it on
and off for a given site.

Norton is disabled and virus protection is off.. MSConfig shows no
resident utilties running. What the hell is going on.. its very
frustrating.

Paul
Click to expand...

Oops again!

1. You might want to refresh your scripting engine:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/default.asp?contentid=28001169
or
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp
Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Sometimes there's a corrupt file in the cache and one must go to Tools |
Internet Options and click Delete Files.

2a. Start>Run>Regsvr32 vbscript.dll

2b. Start>Run>Regsvr32 jscript.dll

3. Re-register all DLLs listed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281679
also see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831429

4. See also
Error Message When You Browse the Web: An Error Has Occurred in the Script
on This Page
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306831
Scripting Errors When You View Web Pages in Internet Explorer after
Installing Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822521

5a. IE Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Browsing>Enable third-party browser
extensions (uncheck & reboot).

5b. Find the hijacker that caused 5a to be checked (or if none were checked,
check for hijackware anyway):

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

How to Troubleshoot Script Errors in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308260

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
 
Folks, heres what fixed it:
--------------------------
And now go to Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder
Options/File Types. Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer
Protocol/Advanced/Edit.
Under Application used to perform action it should read: "C:\Program
Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes.
DDE should be set to: "%1",,-1,0,,,,
Application should say: IExplore
DDE application not running should be blank
Topic should be: WWW_OpenURL
--------------------------

That was all.. Apparently, my listings there had gotten screwed up. God
knows how!

Paul
 
Pau,
I wouldn't have suspected that would be the fix :-o But thanks for
reporting back.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]
 
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