Java applets and active content — which includes plug-ins and scripts — add special effects or functionality to a Web page or to your browser. For example, scripts and Java applets can animate items on a Web page’s navigation menu. Or, if you have the Apple QuickTime plug-in installed, you can see QuickTime movies on a Web page. Likewise, if you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in installed, you can open a PDF (Portable Document Format) file in your browser’s window.
Java applets and active content are linked to or embedded in a Web page, and some might download files to your computer. For these reasons, your browser may take longer to display these pages. In addition, files downloaded to your computer might contain malicious software (also known as a virus), so it’s a good idea to make sure files come from a trusted source before you allow your browser to download them. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can specify security settings for Java applets. You can also disable Java, plug-ins, and scripting to view Web pages faster or to protect your computer from malicious software.
Enabling or disabling plug-ins
Enabling or disabling scripting
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If you disable scripting, you might see elements on a Web page but not be able to use them. For example, if a page uses a script to create a pop-up menu, you might see the menu items, but nothing happens when you click one. |
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To see an alert when you go to a page that uses a scripting language not supported by Internet Explorer, such as Visual Basic Scripting Edition, select the Show scripting error alerts check box. |
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Enabling or disabling plug-ins
Changing Java alert and log settings
Enabling or disabling scripting
Change Java alert and log settings
For help on an option, click .
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To view Java output and exception logs, click Java Messages on the View menu. |
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Enabling or disabling scripting
Changing Java alert and log settings
Enabling or disabling scripting