How to Turn on JavaScript in the Dell 1501 Inspirion

JavaScript is a programming language used to improve interactive and graphical web content as you surf the Internet. If JavaScript is disabled on your computer, webpages won't display the way they will on other computers on which JavaScript is enabled. The Dell Inspiron 1501 uses Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) as its default browser, so if you want to turn on JavaScript, you have to locate it in IE's "Internet Options" screen and enable it. Some webpages will appear differently than they previously did once JavaScript is turned on.

Instructions

1. Open Internet Explorer and click on "Tools" in the menu bar. A drop-menu will appear.

2. Click on "Internet Options."

3. Click on the "Security" tab at the top of the "Internet Options" screen.

4. Click on "Internet" in the "Select a zone to view or change security settings" box.

5. Click on "Custom level" in the "Security level for this zone" box.

6. Scroll down to "Active Scripting" on the "Security Settings" list and click on "Enable" or "Prompt."

7. Click on "OK" to turn on JavaScript, click on "Yes" to confirm the command and close the "Security Settings" screen and click on "OK" again to close the "Internet Options" screen.

References

• Microsoft: How to Enable Scripting in Your Browser
• Dell Inspiron 1501 Owner's Manual