Want a new laptop but do I want Windows 8?

[Soundguy]

Wow, I guess I'm with the in-crowd now. To think I downloaded chrome just shortly after it was a beta.

I only use ie for my employer's website because they require it.

i also have to keep ie around for a few sites that require it.

funny.. anyone use netscape anymore?

I have a copy of chrome too.

 

[Bird]

Folks, I really appreciate all the information and help. I've checked everything all of you recommended, and everything shows that JavaScript IS enabled. So I reckon my next step will be to contact the credit union next week. It's odd that I get that error message on the new laptop, but not on the old desktop.:confused3:

 

[pacerron]

I query the visitation statistics in my websites regularly, browsers used is one of the reported statistics. IE ranks third.

My point was the vast majority of computers sold have Windows and IE installed.

I don't know how many people have installed additional browsers and use them exclusively.

We also don't know what your websites are relevant to, how many you have, or how many hits you have as a percentage of the web.

You well know statistics can be made and interpreted to show any conclusion you want. Net Applications: IE10 closes in on IE8 as most used web browser - Neowin

 

[Bird]

i also have to keep ie around for a few sites that require it.

funny.. anyone use netscape anymore?

I have a copy of chrome too.

My first Internet service was with Internet America in Dallas in 1998 and of course I had no idea what I was doing; just following their instructions. And the browser they provided was netscape, so it was the first one I ever used.

 

[troutsqueezer]

My point was the vast majority of computers sold have Windows and IE installed.

I don't know how many people have installed additional browsers and use them exclusively.

We also don't know what your websites are relevant to, how many you have, or how many hits you have as a percentage of the web.

You well know statistics can be made and interpreted to show any conclusion you want. Net Applications: IE10 closes in on IE8 as most used web browser - Neowin

I'm not concluding, just reporting.

I have two websites, one for hobbies/gardening (~1k visits/month) and the other is a local garden club (~2k visits/month). Visitations as a percentage of the web: .01x10-13

 

[Soundguy]

My first Internet service was with Internet America in Dallas in 1998 and of course I had no idea what I was doing; just following their instructions. And the browser they provided was netscape, so it was the first one I ever used.

when i first got ATT internet svc in? 90? netscape was the bundled browser, and eudora? was the email client. I forget what Iused before that in earlier days of internet connectivity.. too long ago. I do remember having to use trumpet winsock.. back in win 3.x days back then .. when i wanted multi tasking.. desqview and qemm emx/xms mem manager was my choice. way better than double dos fromt he old days. and better than windoes task swapper...

 

[Midniteoyl]

ActiveX and Javascript aren't the same thing.

I'm not on my home system so I can't check but I assume that MS knows how to do it:
How to enable JavaScript in a web browser?

On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Security tab.
Click the Internet zone (Earth symbol).
If you do not have to customize your Internet security settings, click Default Level. Then do step 4
If you have to customize your Internet security settings, follow these steps:
a. Click Custom Level.
b. In the Security Settings Internet Zone dialog box, click Enable for Active Scripting in the Scripting section.

The default on Windows 8 is to disable a lot of this type functionality because it can be exploited.

As others have mentioned already Java and Javascript have nothing to do with each other. Unless you need to access a website that requires the Java browser plugin or you have some application that uses Java (pretty rare) I would recommend that you not install Java. Note that I make my living writing Java code.

However if you want to install Java the general practice is to install 64-bit Java on 64-bit operating systems and 32 on 32 but you can always just install 32-bit on both as you are just really unlikely to need 64-bit Java.

In IE11 the ActiveX filter seems to disable JavaScript as well as I had the same problem as Bird until I unchecked it..

 

[Midniteoyl]

Folks, I really appreciate all the information and help. I've checked everything all of you recommended, and everything shows that JavaScript IS enabled. So I reckon my next step will be to contact the credit union next week. It's odd that I get that error message on the new laptop, but not on the old desktop.:confused3:

What browser is the old laptop running?

 

[Midniteoyl]

when i first got ATT internet svc in? 90? netscape was the bundled browser, and eudora? was the email client. I forget what Iused before that in earlier days of internet connectivity.. too long ago. I do remember having to use trumpet winsock.. back in win 3.x days back then .. when i wanted multi tasking.. desqview and qemm emx/xms mem manager was my choice. way better than double dos fromt he old days. and better than windoes task swapper...

Kinda wish Newsgroups were free again... those were the days

 

[Soundguy]

oh wow.. yeah.. newsgroups.

that was back when I had a dial in multi node BBS and you could tel-net in.

brings back memories