javascript in the a href no working

[proxyHunter]

hi i recently got rid of some spyware on my xp operating system but somehow in the process of doing so, all my browsers (ie, netscape)certain javascript functions in a webpage no longer work.

example. <a href="javascript:submitForm();">

wont do anything. has anybody experienced this?

[edited by: tedster at 6:08 am (utc) on May 19, 2004]

[DrDoc]

Make sure the function exists and is error free. Also make sure you're not using reserved words or keywords for function names. Other than that -- it should work.

Have you tried something like this:

<a href="javascript:alert()">test</a>

If that works, then there's something wrong with your JavaScript.

[proxyHunter]

its not my own webpages, its any webpage, even on microsoft.com when they use javascript, its not a javascript error, its an operating system bug i think

[DrDoc]

Does any other JavaScript work?

[bumpaw]

What did you use to get rid of your Spyware? Sometimes things like SpyBot can be rolled back to help you figure out if you changed something.

[proxyHunter]

bulletproofsoft.com spywareremover

[fgth]

Make sure you have java/javascript enabled for your browser.

Also make sure your browser security settings allow for javascript.

[proxyHunter]

yes all my setting are correct, most javascript works, its just any using the <a href=""> tag.

its really weired. ive done updates on all browsers and os, the only way i can get it normal is to to a clean reinstall i guess.

but its not that much of an issues but just annoying