Enabling Scripting

Before opening MSU, verify that Active Scripting or JavaScript is enabled in the browser. This section discusses the following:

    Enabling Active Scripting in Internet Explorer

    Verifying JavaScript is Enabled in Firefox

    Enable JavaScript in Safari

Enabling Active Scripting in Internet Explorer

This section describes the procedure to enable Active Scripting in Internet Explorer.

Note: Active Scripting might be disabled by default for some versions of Windows.

To enable Active Scripting in Internet Explorer

1.   From the menu bar, select Tools > Internet Options, as shown in Figure 1.

The Internet Options dialog box appears, with the General tab selected, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 1  Internet Explorer Tools Menu

Figure 2  Internet Options

2.   Select the Security tab, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3  Security

3.   Select Local Intranet under Select a zone to view or change security settings.

4.   Select Custom level..., as shown in Figure 3.

The Security Settings - Local Intranet Zone dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4  Security Settings - Internet Zone

5.   In the list of settings, browse to Scripting > Active scripting.

6.   Select Enable to enable Active scripting as shown in Figure 4.

7.   Select OK to confirm the selection.

This closes the Security Settings - Local Intranet Zone dialog box.

8.   Select OK to exit the Internet Options dialog.

Verifying JavaScript is Enabled inFirefox

This section describes the procedure to verify that JavaScript is enabled in Firefox.

Note: Javascript is enabled by default in Firefox. If MSU does not open in Firefox, verify that Javascript is enabled.

To verify that JavaScript is enabled in Firefox

1.    From the menu bar, select Tools > Options..., as shown in Figure 5.

The Options dialog box appears, with the Main tab selected, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 5  Firefox Tools Menu

Figure 6  Firefox Options Dialog

2.   Select the Content tab, as shown in Figure 6.

3.   As shown in Figure 7, Enable Javascript should be selected by default. Enable Javascript if it is disabled.

Figure 7  Content

4.  Select OK to confirm the selection.

This closes the Options dialog.

Enable JavaScript in Safari

This section describes the procedure to verify that JavaScript is enabled in Safari.

Note: Javascript is enabled by default in Safari. If MSU does not open in Safari, verify that Javascript is enabled.

To verify that JavaScript is enabled in Safari

1.    From the menu bar, select Safari > Preferences..., as shown in Figure 8.

The Preference dialog box appears, with the Security tab selected, as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 8  Safari Menu

2.   Select the Security tab, as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9  Safari Preference Security Dialog

3.   As shown in Figure 9, Enable Javascript should be selected by default. Enable Javascript if it is disabled.

4.  Close the dialog box to confirm the selection.