Getting SCRIPT1014: Invalid character in IE from local js file

Question

I'm developing a site which is stored locally, and works great in all browsers I've tested except for any versions of IE. It gives me "SCRIPT1014: Invalid character" for each js-file which I've included in script-tags like this for instance: <script src="Scripts/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>

This generates the following error:

SCRIPT1014: Invalid character 
jquery-1.9.1.min.js, line 1 character 1

If I then click the error to view the file in ie developer tools it looks like this:

?? I?%&/m?{J?J??t??`$ؐ@??????iG#)?*??eVe]f@?흼??{???{???;?N'????\fdl??J?ɞ!????~|?"????

etc

I'd except this to be a common problem (Or don't people ever view locally stored webpages in ie?) but I didn't find much when searching, and what I found didn't help.
How to get around this this?

Answer 1

There is a similar problem here: SCRIPT1014: Invalid character

I would check the browser security settings for local scripts.

You can try adding this to your page and see if it works:

<!-- saved from url=(0016)http://localhost -->

or you can set the 'local intranet' zone to low and disable protected mode if on.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537628(v=vs.85).aspx

Edit: Answer in comments - cleared browser cache.