Is it possible to disable the new sp2 script warning in Internet Explorer?

spazzspazz
edited November 2004 in Science & Tech
When I preview web pages from Dreamweaver I get the annoying script warning in Internet Explorer each time. Is it possible to disable or defeat this new feature?

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  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited October 2004
    What does the message say as I am not experiencing that with MX2004?
  • spazzspazz
    edited October 2004
    The message is not generated from Dreamweaver. It is a drop down warning in Internet Explorer just below the tool bar, the same area that IE shows pop-up info. I have tried settings in Internet Options but they don't seem to control this new feature for IE that was installed with sp2.
    It's a warning that the page is trying to run script and I have to click on the yellow bar each time and choose to allow script and then click on a dialog box confirming my choice. It adds three clicks each time I preview a page from Dreamweaver. It occasionally comes up when web surfing as well.
  • MancabusMancabus Charlottesville, VA
    edited October 2004
    I would try this:

    While in IE do a tools > internet options. Then click on the Advanced Tab. Under the Browsing section you should see a checkbox next to 'Display a Notification about every scripit error'. Uncheck that and you should be good. You could also make sure to check the boxes for Disable Script Debugging, unless you know you are using that feature, but I don't know anyone who actually does
  • RewiredRewired Member
    edited October 2004
    Unchecking the 'Display a Notification about every script error' box error won't resolve this issue because the warning Spazz is receiving is alerting him to a page attempting to run an ActiveX script, not debugging a script error. You can customize your ActiveX settings by going to Internet Options... click the Security Tab, and then click Custom Level. This will show you all the detailed Security options. A change in XP SP2 from SP1 is that Internet Explorer blocks these scripts from running automatically. This is more often than not an advantage because the web is full of malevolence.
  • MancabusMancabus Charlottesville, VA
    edited October 2004
    Yeah I figured I may be wrong on that as I have never actually seen this myself.
  • spazzspazz
    edited October 2004
    Thanks for the suggestions, I probably should have mentioned that I already tried settings in Internet Options, but I wanted to see if there was something I had missed. I tried enabling/disabling everything regarding script and activeX and these settings made no difference, I get the warning each time I preview a web page from Dreamweaver and Imageready if the page has image rollover, swaps, etc. This problem definately started after I installed sp2.
    I included a screenshot showing the initial yellow warning bar that turns blue and reveals the options dialog when you click it. You then have to choose to "Allow Blocked Content" which brings up another "Yes/No" box confirming your choice. The screenshot also shows the information that is offered when you click on "Information Bar Help" option. I can't find anything about how to diable this annoying feature. The "Related Topics" information only includes more about how script and activeX can be harmful, nothing about bypassing or disabling this feature. You can imagine how many extra clicks this causes when trying to design and preview web pages. Aggrevating to say the least. Got any other ideas?
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  • rykoryko new york
    edited October 2004
    i hate that frickin thing!.... i have tried everything to get rid of it just like you, but the only thing that works for me is ....
  • spazzspazz
    edited October 2004
    As they say misery loves company, so I'm kind of glad to know I'm not the only one suffering with Microsoft's crap. I was fine with the old script blocking options in Internet Options: Security. I don't know why they had to cram this down our throats. I have several other browsers too, I like Opera better than Netscape and Firefox, but still, the only way to see if pages are going to work on the vast majority of users is to preview in IE, unfortunately. :mean: If you find a solution please post it and I'll do the same. Once I get my teeth into something I don't let go until I find a solution or die trying. Surely there is a way to stop it, maybe in the registry?
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Don't know if this on topic with this thread, but I believe so:

    Today, I couldn't reply to an email that I received through Gmail's webmail service. I was using Firefox; the popup blocker prevented the reply window from rendering when I clicked on "Reply". Arrrghh. So I opened Internet Explorer, figuring that would work. IE (all security updates, and XP SP2) also prevented Firefox from opening a reply Window. I had to disable popup blocker. This did not occur before SP2.
  • RewiredRewired Member
    edited October 2004
    Leonardo, this is a separate issue. To alleviate your problem simply add "gmail.google.com" to the allowed sites list. This way you'll be able to use the pop-up blocker feature while having the pop-ups you do want show themselves.

    In Internet Explorer you can find the Pop-up Blocker settings under the Privacy Tab in Internet Options. In Firefox click Options and then Web Features.

    :scratch:

    Spazz, sorry I couldn't help. After I read your latest post I brought up ImageReady and I experience the same exact problem when I try to preview my work in Internet Explorer. This wasn't an issue before now because I haven't touched ImageReady since I installed SP2. I'm very curios as to what might alleviate this problem. I was surprised to learn IE's security settings had no effect.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Thanks. You saved me the time from fumbling around in options. Gmail has worked so well in the past, that I never bothered looking up all the options in the menus.
  • spazzspazz
    edited November 2004
    Finally found the setting to stop that annoying IE warning when previewing web pages from Dreamweaver or Imageready:

    Internet Options>Advanced Tab>Security section - enable "Allow active content to run in files on my computer". Restart IE, (I had to restart my computer).

    Obviously, to prevent active content from running while browsing the web, disable this setting.
  • PressXPressX Working! New
    edited November 2004
    The worry for is is my customers who go/ have gone to SP2. If I design a site that works with this setting changed who is to say that they have not changed their settings. Most users will not.

    So do we:

    a: Find a way of coding the active function that is not seen by the NEW IE rules. ( :confused: )
    b: Put a warning on the site that some functions may not work with SP2 ( :shakehead )
    c: Not give a f**k about it: ( ;D )
    e: Short-media wizards come up with a masterful solution. ( :scratch: )

    option a is the obvious but most time consuming option.

    Just my thoughts on the fooking IE issue
  • RewiredRewired Member
    edited November 2004
    Yo

    From my experience, the ‘active content blocker’ is really only an issue when previewing a site from either Dreamweaver or Image Ready. Once my sites are up and running live IE doesn’t block the content. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

    -Michael
  • PressXPressX Working! New
    edited November 2004
    andfitchandyou wrote:
    Yo

    From my experience, the ‘active content blocker’ is really only an issue when previewing a site from either Dreamweaver or Image Ready. Once my sites are up and running live IE doesn’t block the content. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

    -Michael

    I just came to the post to say the same thing. Not as big a problem then :)
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