If I try it in IE9 (win7), then it works perfectly, but when I try to run this code in IE8,7,6 (winXP) the debugger writes, that can't create the object.

var wscript = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");

If you have any idea, then please share it with me.

Thanks in advance

If I try it in IE9 (win7), then it works perfectly, but when I try to run this code in IE8,7,6 (winXP) the debugger writes, that can't create the object.

var wscript = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");

If you have any idea, then please share it with me.

Thanks in advance

• javascript
• internet-explorer
• shell
• wsh

• can you post the plete error? – Dor Cohen Commented Feb 19, 2012 at 12:54
• 4 see stackoverflow./questions/2138002/… – powtac Commented Feb 19, 2012 at 12:54

1 Answer 1

This is likely an error with the security settings in your Windows XP test machine. Accessing WScript is a highly protected action because it exposes your puter essentially to plete takeover. What you're seeing isn't a difference between a version of IE, but a difference between either the OS (Win7 -> WinXP) or more likely the configuration setup between the two.

Make sure ActiveX is setup correctly: How to config IE to make "wscript.shell" work (by "correctly" I mean "with security disabled" which most people would say is changing it to be incorrect).