XP Javascript Errors

Do you keep getting messages that say you need to enable java scripting when you view certain web pages? XP JavaScript errors can be a real nuisance slowing down your machine's performance and wreaking havoc on functionality. Are you not computer savvy enough to figure out what is wrong?

If everything checks on your computer configuration related to Java and you are still having issues, you may be missing a file. If a Web page isn't uploading properly, you will get an error messages that starts with this sentence:

"Problems with this Web page might prevent it from being displayed properly or functioning properly."

It’s not as important to understand what is causing this error, as it is to take steps to prevent it from happening again. This article will give you two good methods for troubleshooting this kind of error.

Methods for Troubleshooting an XP JavaScript Error

Method #1: Remove temporary internet files to fix XP JavaScript errors. If you use Internet Explorer 6, do the following:

• Open the Internet Explorer browser

• Choose Internet Options From the Tools menu

• Choose the General tab.

• Choose Settings from Temporary Internet files

• Choose Delete the Files, next press OK.

• Choose Delete Cookies, next press OK.

• From History, choose Clear History, and then choose Yes.

Choose OK.

To get rid of temporary Internet files if you are running Internet Explorer 7, do the following:

• Open the Internet Explorer Browser

• Choose Internet Options from the Tools Menu

• Choose the General tab.

• From Browsing History, select Delete, then select Yes to verify

• From the Delete Browsing History section, beneath Temporary Internet Files, select Delete Files, then select Yes to verify.

• From Cookies, choose Delete Cookies, then select Yes to verify

• From History, Select Delete History, then select Yes to verify

• Now try loading the Web page where you recently got a scripting error message. If no error appears, you are all set. If an error does appear, you should try method 2.

Method #2 Make sure Internet Explorer isn't blocking Active Scripting, Java and ActiveX. Follow these steps to make sure that isn’t the problem:

• First, open Internet Explorer.

• Choose Internet Options from the Tools Menu

• Choose the Security tab from the Internet Options box

• Choose Default Level

• Choose OK

• Now pull up the Web pages that triggered this error. If you don't get the error this time, the issue is fixed.

If the first method doesn’t work, the second method should work in tandem. Just remember that even the experts have to be patient when troubleshooting their PCs. Unfortunately, troubleshooting goes hand and hand with being a PC user.