How to turn off Windows Scripting Host

Recent virus outbreaks have exploited known vulnerabilities in Visual Basic Scripting under Windows. For example, NewLove, Kournikova and ILOVEYOU all contain attachments ending in .vbs which the user must click on to become infected. In order to limit the risk of infection, users of Windows should turn off Windows Scripting Host. Doing so will prevent you from executing .vbs scripts by double-clicking.

To Remove, choose the instructions below appropriate for your version of Windows.

Windows 95      Windows 98/ME        Windows NT        Windows 2000

Windows 95
Note: Not all users of Windows 95 will have Windows Scripting Host installed. It is available on editions of Windows 95 SR-2 and later. It might also have been installed separately or along with Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.

Open "My Computer"

Select "View/Options"

Click on File Types tab

Find VBScript Script File

Select Remove

Click OK



Windows 98/ME
Click on Start (the button on lower left of your Windows desktop).

Click on Settings => Control Panel

Select Add/Remove Programs

Chose the Windows Setup tab => Select Accessories and then click on Details

Uncheck Windows Scripting Host if it is checked => click on OK to save any changes

Windows NT

Open "My Computer"

Select "View/Options"

Click on File Types tab and select the VBScript Script File

Select Remove => OK => Yes

Windows 2000/Windows XP
 

Select Start => My Computer

 

Select "Tools => Folder Options"

 

Click on File Types tab, highlight VBScript Script File and select Delete

Click OK