How to Enable ActiveX & Javascript in Windows XP

JavaScript and ActiveX allows webmasters to embed certain functions or features into a webpage. Webmasters commonly use ActiveX to embed multimedia components and JavaScript to install and read cookies, and to create and process forms.

If JavaScript and ActiveX are disabled on your Windows XP computer, you will not be able to use these features when accessing a webpage. To enable JavaScript and ActiveX, you must reconfigure the Internet Options, accessible from the Control Panel.

Instructions

1. Click "Start," then "Control Panel." Double click "Internet Options." Click "Security," then "Custom Level."

2. Below "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins," click "Enable." Scroll to "Scripting of Java applets," then click "Enable." Change "Active scripting" to "Enable" as well.

3. Click "OK." Click "OK" once again to enable ActiveX and JavaScript.

References

• NRC: Enabling ActiveX in Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Microsoft: How to Enable Scripting in Your Browser

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish