Scripting

[Geil8500]

Just curious and not sure I'm in the right forum, but on some websites I go on it is very slow and Windows has a pop up on the bottom that says "Windows has blocked scripting on this site" or something to that effect. Huffinton Post is a good one for that and some Yahoo sites. Once I click the X in the Windows pop up box it speeds back up again. Does anybody know what causes scripting and why only on some sites. Is there a fix for this or a setting Windows to stop this nonsense? I'm running Windows 8.1 on a laptop. Thanks

[brownhornet]

what browser are you using,i get it sometimes on Firefox too.

[Geil8500]

Hey there Brownhornet, long time no here. Used to be Ocean. Haven't checked my e-mail for a few days but I am running IE for Windows 8.1. Hope we can find what is causing it. It happens usually on the same sites.

[brownhornet]

yes i remember you ocean,been a long time. anyways i just did a fresh install of W 7 and a couple days ago got the same pop up on firefox, now i have to figure this out.

[Jacee]

All I can give you is a Google page about Java Scripting using Windows 8.1 ... I don't use that OS:

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Window+8.1+with+Java+scripting

[Geil8500]

yes i remember you ocean,been a long time. anyways i just did a fresh install of W 7 and a couple days ago got the same pop up on firefox, now i have to figure this out.

Well I remember that happening a few times when I had Windows 7 too. JC say's it's Java scripting and has left an informative link. I will have to check it out. I understand that in Windows 8 that Windows has it's own sort of built in version of their own java and aren't using Java anymore. Will research this some more and get back with you on this.

[Geil8500]

All I can give you is a Google page about Java Scripting using Windows 8.1 ... I don't use that OS:

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Window+8.1+with+Java+scripting

Thanks for the link Jacee! Will check it out.

[badbinary]

I understand that in Windows 8 that Windows has it's own sort of built in version of their own java and aren't using Java anymore.

 

what? O.o

 

windows hasn't had their own java version in about 10 years or so. if you have java it's from oracle and nobody else, and it's not installed with windows. it must be installed by itself.

Edited September 21, 2014 by badbinary

[terry1966]

difference between java and javascript

http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_javascript.xml

 

why some websites use javascript

http://javascript.about.com/od/reference/a/javascriptpurpose.htm

 

how to make sure javascript is enabled in your web browser

http://www.enable-javascript.com/

 

the reasons why some pages you visit are slow is probably because you have javascript disabled in your web browser, so i'd suggest enabling it.

 

java is unsafe and recommended not to even be installed on your pc unless needed.

javascript is considered safe and should be enabled in your web browser.

http://www.eightforums.com/browsers-mail/37342-how-safe-javascript-really.html

 

 

[Geil8500]

difference between java and javascript

http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_javascript.xml

 

why some websites use javascript

http://javascript.about.com/od/reference/a/javascriptpurpose.htm

 

how to make sure javascript is enabled in your web browser

http://www.enable-javascript.com/

 

the reasons why some pages you visit are slow is probably because you have javascript disabled in your web browser, so i'd suggest enabling it.

 

java is unsafe and recommended not to even be installed on your pc unless needed.

javascript is considered safe and should be enabled in your web browser.

http://www.eightforums.com/browsers-mail/37342-how-safe-javascript-really.html

 

 

:b33r:Thanks Terry1966, very good info.

[Geil8500]

 

what? O.o

 

windows hasn't had their own java version in about 10 years or so. if you have java it's from oracle and nobody else, and it's not installed with windows. it must be installed by itself.

Well that's very strange since I don't have Java or JavaScript installed on this computer. Can you explain the scripting?

[terry1966]

javascript is not a program installed on your windows os like java would be, it is a feature built into web browsers.

so it is in your web browser settings that you would check to see if it is enabled or not.

everything you see on a web page is code (html usually) that your pc reads and then displays, javascript is a different type of code that is part of that web page your seeing that enables you to interact with the page where needed better than html code allows.

html :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML
javascript :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript

so usually if you see a javascript error, it is either because you have javascript turned off in your browser or the person who coded the web page your looking at made a mistake in his code causing something on the page not to work correctly and give you an error.



just read the topic from the beginning and should mention scripting is not just javascript, there are loads of scripting languages, activex for instance is also a form of scripting and could be (not sure because i'm not a windows os user.) what your browser is blocking with this error message "Windows has blocked scripting on this site"

think of scripts as just being little programs built into the web page that can do something, this could include installing malware onto your pc, but are usually needed for one reason or another for you to best interact with the page your looking at.

scripting :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripting_language

activex :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Scripting
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveX

some info i think you'll find interesting about activex and it's security settings and how scripting works :- http://blogs.technet.com/b/fdcc/archive/2011/11/03/enabling-initialize-and-script-activex-controls-not-marked-as-safe-in-any-zone-can-get-you-hurt-bad.aspx

Edited October 5, 2014 by terry1966

[Geil8500]

Thanks terry1966. I Have installed the latest java on my computer, and so far have not had the problem anymore.

[terry1966]

no i don't think java has anything to do with it and i'd recommend uninstalling java again.

if you needed java you'd get an error message saying you need to install java plugin click here to download or some such thing.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2013/feb/08/java-remove-ask-jack-technology

 

Edited October 5, 2014 by terry1966

[Geil8500]

no i don't think java has anything to do with it and i'd recommend uninstalling java again.

if you needed java you'd get an error message saying you need to install java plugin click here to download or some such thing.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2013/feb/08/java-remove-ask-jack-technology

 

Very informative article, but it's about older versions of Java. Java recommends removing older versions with a removal tool and downloading the latest version. I still would not trust it, but I do choose to disable it in my browser until I need it. There are some apps I run that do require java such as internet speed test and some 2D apps.

[caintry_boy]

Very informative article, but it's about older versions of Java. Java recommends removing older versions with a removal tool and downloading the latest version. I still would not trust it, but I do choose to disable it in my browser until I need it. There are some apps I run that do require java such as internet speed test and some 2D apps.

 

Not sure what speed test you're running, but I run speedtest.net and need no java. In fact I uninstalled it a long time ago and have never gotten a notification that it was needed.

Just my 2 cents..........

 

 

 

 

[Geil8500]

 

Not sure what speed test you're running, but I run speedtest.net and need no java. In fact I uninstalled it a long time ago and have never gotten a notification that it was needed.

Just my 2 cents..........

 

 

 

 

http://www.dslreports.com/stest There are many that java isn't required, but I prefer this one, it seems to give more consistent speeds and a bit faster for some reason????