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Hi,
I am running XP Pro with SP2 and IE6. Whenever I try to open an html file in IE6 containing javascript on my Local drive, I get the message saying that IE has restricted the file from showing active content. I can override this by 'allowing blocked content' on a file by file basis, but I want to tell IE6 to stop doing this security checking for ALL my Local html javascript pages. I know that they are safe because I wrote them! Is this possible? Many thanks

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Internet Explorer on Windows XP SP2 purposely blocks script/active content in files opened from the local filesystem. This is the Local Machine Zone lockdown added to reduce the risk that a malicious HTML/JS file sitting on disk can run code against the machine. The yellow information bar you get lets you enable the page temporarily, but turning the protection off system‑wide weakens security.

Practical, safer ways to develop and view local pages so scripts run without repeatedly bypassing the warning:

  • Serve the files over HTTP from the same PC. A tiny local server removes the “local file” context so the browser treats pages like any intranet site. For example, from a project folder:
    
# Python 3
python -m http.server 8000

Python 2

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000


Then open http://localhost:8000/yourpage.html in the browser.

- Use a modern browser for development. As @Tokyoprince noticed, some browsers don’t apply the same local-file lockdown behavior by default.

- If you absolutely must change IE behavior, there are IE settings and registry options that permit local active content. That will stop the warning, but it is a global lowering of protection; avoid this on production machines or any machine that handles untrusted files.

Because XP and IE6 are long out of support and contain many unpatched vulnerabilities, the safest long‑term advice is to use a supported browser/OS for development or run content via a local web server. This keeps testing realistic while preserving the system’s security posture and addresses the issue noted by @jhonny9696 without recommending a risky permanent disable.
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Answering my own question here, I notice that Firefox doesn't seem to have this problem, maybe thats the answer !

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Hello Takyoprince i'm new to this site i to have the same problem i cannot run the javascript files in IE6. I can fix this problem in my computer but how it would be possible after hostinf the website if you know plz help me or send me message at
And if you want to run active content files in your computer here are steps to get rid of it.
Click on -->Tools-->Internet Options-->Advance Tab-->click the checkbox <allow active content to run in my computer.

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