How to Debug an IE7 JavaScript

Web pages are comprised of a programming language known as "script." A web browser such as Internet Explorer 7 will take this script, load it and display it in the form of web pages. You can test the IE7 script to see if there are any errors present in the web pages that are being loaded and displayed. You are informed through notifications if the IE7 script debugger finds errors. You can enable the IE7 debugger to do this error test automatically.

Things You'll Need

• IE7

Instructions

1. Run the Internet Explorer 7 web browser by double-clicking its desktop icon.

2. Click "Tools" option in the IE7 menu bar. Click "Internet Options" in the sub-menu. The "Internet Options" dialog prompt will open.

3. Click the "Advanced" tab in the "Internet Options" dialog prompt.

4. Browse the "Settings" list and locate the "Display a notification about every script error" option, which is under the "Browsing" section. Insert a check-mark by this option. Afterwards, locate the "Disable script debugging" and insert a check-mark by it.

5. Click "OK" to save recent changes.

References

• Microsoft MSDN: Scripting Debugging in Internet Explorer

Resources

• Microsoft: Support