Favlet (aka Bookmarklet) failing on IE9 (and IE8) 32-bit (works on 64-bit)

Kevin2 · 2012/06/10

I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

I am using Internet Explorer 8, 32-bit.

I click a "Favlet" that should open a new window and display html content... this fails.

When I click the Favlet, a new window (or tab) opens as expected, but the window is empty (address bar shows: "about:blank ") and the content is not displayed.

My original test-example Favlet was:
Code:
javascript:(function(){x=window.open();x.document.write('<html>\n\n\n<head><title><\/title><\/head><body%20bgcolor=\'#dddddd\'><pre>Hello !!<br>\n\n<\/pre><\/body>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/html>');x.document.close();})();
After some modifications suggested by others, I now have tried this:

javascriptfunction(){var x=window.open( "about:blank ");x.document.open();x.document.write('\n<html><head><title>Testing</title></head><body><pre>Hello !!<br></pre></body></html>');x.document.close();})();
Click to expand...

If I expand that, it looks like this:
Code:
javascript:(function(){
  var x=window.open( "about:blank ");
  x.document.open();
  x.document.write('\n<html><head><title>Testing</title></head><body><pre>Hello !!<br></pre></body></html>');
  x.document.close();
}
)();
(I have also tried numerous variations of these changes, including:
var x=window.open()

I save this code as a Favorite, either on my Favorites-Bar, or anywhere else in Favorites.

So here it is, step by step after I open IE9 32-bit:
1) I open a web-page (example: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/)
2) I click the Favlet as shown above...
3) A new tab opens
4) The address bar shows: "about:blank "
5) The page is blank.
6) The "Title" (on the Tab) shows "Blank Page" (I would have expected Title= "Testing ")
7) If I click "View "-> "Source ", I see:
"<HTML></HTML> "

Still in IE9 32-bit...
If I do this with the debugger turned on, it breaks at "x.document.open()" and the error in the debugger shows: "SCRIPT1733: The tag is invalid." ... "script block (1), line 1 character 46 ".

I have noticed that depending on the web-page I am viewing, or perhaps it is somewhat random, I have seen these two errors: 1) "Access Denied ", 2) "The tag is invalid. ". I have not seen any other error messages while debugging this. With the debugger not running, I do not see any error messages.

If I re-try this using IE9 64-bit or FireFox (and previously on IE8 - 64 bit):
1) I open a web-page (Same as example for 32 bit above)
2) I click the Favlet as shown above...
3) A new tab opens
4) The address bar shows: "about:blank "
5) The page correctly shows the expected text: "Hello !! "
6) The "Title" (on the Tab) correctly shows "Testing "
7) If I click "View "-> "Source ", I see:
"
<html><head><title>Testing</title></head><body><pre>Hello !!<br></pre></body></html> "

So, on IE9 32-bit (and previously on IE8 32-bit), the Favlet seems to always fail and only open a Blank tab (page).

And on IE9 64-bit, and FireFox (and previously on IE8 - 64 bit), the Favlet seems to always work... a new tab (page) is opened containing the text from the "x.document.write(...) "

I tried adding the web-page domain to trusted sites.

I have IE9 pop-up blocker turned off, and all other 3rd-party pop-up blockers turned off.

I disabled Google-Toolbar, and nearly all other toolbars and BHO's are disabled.

The results are the same.

I ran IE9 in "Safe Mode" (no-add-ons) using:
>iexplore "“extoff

The results are still the same.

I also tried:
Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced tab -> Uncheck "enable third-party browser extensions "
Tools -> Internet Options -> Security tab -> click "Reset all Zones to default "
Taskmanager-> kill all instances of IE

Again, the results are the same.

Are there any settings (pref/options/registry/policy) that I should check ?
What could be the difference between IE9 32-bit, and IE9 64-bit ?

Kevin

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