diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
index c76468ba9..51aa3c741 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <noscript>
             <section id="error-alert">
                 <img src="${urls.images}/iconAlertBig.png" alt="Alert Icon"/>
-                <p>In order to edit content, you'll need to enable JavaScript.</p>
+                <p>In order to edit content, you'll need to enable JavaScript. Here are the <a href="http://www.enable-javascript.com">instructions for enabling JavaScript in your web browser</a>.</p>
             </section>
         </noscript>
     </#if>
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
             <input class="checkbox-remember-me" name="remember-me" type="checkbox" value="" />  
             <label class="label-remember-me" for="remember-me">Remember me</label> -->
             <#-- mb863: forgot password and request an account won't be part of VIVO r1.2
-            <p class="forgot-password"><a href="#">Forgot your password?</a></p>    
-            <p class="request-account"><a class="blue button" href="#">Request an account</a> </p> -->                       
+            <p class="forgot-password"><a href="#">Forgot your password?</a></p>
+            <p class="request-account"><a class="blue button" href="#">Request an account</a> </p> -->
         </form>
 
     </section><!-- #log-in -->
diff --git a/webapp/web/themes/vitro/templates/menu.ftl b/webapp/web/themes/vitro/templates/menu.ftl
index 97de335ba..03cd15766 100644
--- a/webapp/web/themes/vitro/templates/menu.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/themes/vitro/templates/menu.ftl
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
     
     <!--[if lte IE 8]>
     <noscript>
-        <p class="ie-alert">This site uses HTML elements that are not recognized by Internet Explorer 8 and below in the absence of JavaScript. As a result, the site will not be rendered appropriately. To correct this, please either enable JavaScript, upgrade to Internet Explorer 9, or use another browser.</p>
+        <p class="ie-alert">This site uses HTML elements that are not recognized by Internet Explorer 8 and below in the absence of JavaScript. As a result, the site will not be rendered appropriately. To correct this, please either enable JavaScript, upgrade to Internet Explorer 9, or use another browser. Here are the <a href="http://www.enable-javascript.com">instructions for enabling JavaScript in your web browser</a>.</p>
     </noscript>
     <![endif]-->
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