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IE8 runs scrips with javascript disabled

I'm working with my web pages to provide alternative content for browsers with javascript disabled, so I've disabled active scripts on my IE8 browser. To my surprise, active scripts are still run on files residing on a local drive. However, with identical files on a remote server, the "noscript" content appears, as expected. How is this possible?

gavsmith

The zone is hidden by default please see link below:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315933

gavsmith

Sorry I keep jumping in head first lately... this doesn't apply to IE8, you must use the IE Administration Kit (IEAK) to manage the 'My Computer' zone according to this article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174360

Hope that helps

hankknight

Consider installing a web server on your local computer so you can test pages in a more real environment.

http://www.wampserver.com/
http://code.google.com/p/mongoose/

ddantes

ASKER

Thank you for your comment. I installed Wampserver, but I don't see documentation about how to use it, and there is no help menu. Can you refer me to a user's guide? Meanwhile, can you explain how a javascript slide show would continue to play when javascript is disabled?

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ddantes

ASKER

I deleted index.php (and testmysql.php) and placed my html files in the www directory. When I navigate to http://localhost/ I get "Internet Explorer could not display this page."

hankknight

Do you see an icon that looks like a half circle in your tray bar? If so, describe it. Does it look like one of the icons below? The color could let us know the problem.
wIcon.png

ddantes

ASKER

There was no icon. The wampserver server was offline. Once I started the server, the files appear in the www directory. Thank you for explaining the mysterious javascript behavior and suggesting this method as a testing environment.