Is Java Script Running?

I have no idea what it does, when it's needed, or how to tell whether it's running or not. It is enabled in Explorer 7 and in SeaMonkey 2.1.5. I try to update my camera's software at GoPro Hero3, and get an error message that I must download Javascript. This happens in BOTH browsers. How can I track this down?

I have, and always have had Java installed in my computer. I installed the latest update a few days ago.

This may be important: I used a registry cleaner months ago which made my browsers inoperable. I don't remember how I fixed it, but they both run now, although SLOWER than before the problem occurred. Is it possible that there's a registry omission? Is there a registry "restorer" that I can use if this is the problem. Repair console in XP???

 

Thank you, and I hope you can get me through this. As I said, I'm thinking there's something very basic that's wrong, because of the darn registry cleaner I used some months ago. I'll not be doing that any more.

I've had IE 7 for about a year or so. Before that was running IE 6 with this XP installation. Should I update IE to version 8 ?

Yes, have addons, and Java platform is among them

 

dllRegisterServer in jscript.dll succeeded

 

And everything works now?

If not, can you provide the exact message you got when you tried to install your camera software. I am sure it did not tell you to download JavaScript, as JavaScript is part of Windows, as well as part of every web browser.

 

Same as before. The camera website showed a screen "trying to find java", and then showed a button telling me to download it. I finally downloaded the camera software "manually", which was an option if no Javascript.

Is there a registry entry that must be in place in addition to the plugin/addon in the browser?

Is there a way of finding out whether or not Javascript is running? Maybe it IS running and there's a problem with the camera software website.

What does Javascrpt do? Does it run when the browser is opened, or only sometimes, depending on whether a web page needs it or not?

I MADE THE CHANGES TO THE REGISTRY PER "METHOD 2" in the link below:

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-xp/911183-jscript-dll-failed.html

.........................should I have done this? If not, then I can undo it. Remember that I use both IE and SeaMonkey.

 

OK.............is there an advantage to it over IE 7? Computer is older and don't want to update stuff for fear of overworking computers capability. Always aware that newer versions of things often require more system speed, memory, etc.

You're right......it's a plugin.

I have the Java icon in CP. OK...................I unchecked the box.

 

See this very informative post that explains the difference between Java and JavaScript: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=272044