diff --git a/lang/en_utf8/quiz.php b/lang/en_utf8/quiz.php
index da7c860ff24..9384e687f2e 100644
--- a/lang/en_utf8/quiz.php
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/quiz.php
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ $string['completedon'] = 'Completed on';
 $string['confirmclose'] = 'You are about to close this attempt. Once you close the attempt you will no longer be able to change your answers.';
 $string['confirmserverdelete'] = 'Are you sure you want to remove the server <b>$a</b> from the list?';
 $string['confirmstarttimelimit'] = 'The Quiz has a time limit. Are you sure that you wish to start?';
-$string['confirmstartattemptlimit'] = 'This quiz is limited to $a attempts. Accessing the quiz will be counted as an attempt.  Do you wish to proceed?';
-$string['confirmstartattempttimelimit'] = 'This quiz has a time limit and is limited to $a attempts. Accessing the quiz will be counted as an attempt.  Do you wish to proceed?';
+$string['confirmstartattemptlimit'] = 'This quiz is limited to $a attempt(s). You are about to start a new attempt.  Do you wish to proceed?';
+$string['confirmstartattempttimelimit'] = 'This quiz has a time limit and is limited to $a attempt(s). You are about to start a new attempt.  Do you wish to proceed?';
 $string['containercategorycreated'] = 'This category has been created to store all the original categories moved to site level due to the causes specified below.';
 $string['continueattemptquiz'] = 'Continue the last attempt';
 $string['copyingfrom'] = 'Creating a copy of the question \'$a\'';
@@ -516,4 +516,4 @@ $string['nocommentsyet'] = 'No comments yet.';
 $string['noessayquestionsfound'] = 'No manually graded questions found';
 $string['ungraded'] = 'Ungraded';
 
-?>
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/quiz/view.php b/mod/quiz/view.php
index 6755eb918f4..8e99ba1b919 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/view.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/view.php
@@ -214,15 +214,10 @@
                 };
                 if (!empty($quiz->popup)) {
                     $datecompleted .= "var windowoptions = 'left=0, top=0, height='+window.screen.height+
-                     ', width='+window.screen.width+', channelmode=yes, fullscreen=yes, scrollbars=yes, '+
-                     'resizeable=no, directories=no, toolbar=no, titlebar=no, location=no, status=no, '+
-                     'menubar=no';\n";
-                    $jslink  = 'javascript:';
-                    $strconfirmstartattempt = confirm_string($quiz->timelimit, $quiz->attempts);
-                    if ($strconfirmstartattempt) {
-                        $jslink .=  "if (confirm(\'$strconfirmstartattempt\')) ";
-                    }
-                    $jslink .= "var popup = window.open(\\'$attempturl\\', \\'quizpopup\\', windowoptions);";
+                            ', width='+window.screen.width+', channelmode=yes, fullscreen=yes, scrollbars=yes, '+
+                            'resizeable=no, directories=no, toolbar=no, titlebar=no, location=no, status=no, '+
+                            'menubar=no';\n";
+                    $jslink  = "javascript:var popup = window.open(\\'$attempturl\\', \\'quizpopup\\', windowoptions);";
                 } else {
                     $jslink = $attempturl;
                 }
@@ -314,45 +309,36 @@
                     print_heading("$strbestgrade: $mygrade / $quiz->grade.");
                 }
                 
-                $strconfirmstartattempt = confirm_string($quiz->timelimit, $quiz->attempts);
-
                 echo "<br />";
                 echo "</p>";
+                echo "<div align=\"center\">";
                 if ($quiz->delay1 or $quiz->delay2) {
                      //quiz enforced time delay
                      $lastattempt_obj = get_record_select('quiz_attempts', "quiz = $quiz->id AND attempt = $numattempts AND userid = $USER->id", 'timefinish');
                      if ($lastattempt_obj) {
                          $lastattempt = $lastattempt_obj->timefinish;
                      }
-                     echo "<div align=\"center\">";
                      if($numattempts == 1 && $quiz->delay1) {
                          if ($timenow - $quiz->delay1 > $lastattempt) {
-                              include("view_js.php");
-                         }
-                         else {
+                              print_start_quiz_button($quiz, $attempts, $numattempts, $unfinished, $cm);
+                         } else {
                              $notify_msg = get_string('temporaryblocked', 'quiz') . '<b>'. userdate($lastattempt + $quiz->delay1). '<b>';
                              print_simple_box($notify_msg, "center");
                          }
-                     }
-                     else if($numattempts > 1 && $quiz->delay2) {
+                     } else if($numattempts > 1 && $quiz->delay2) {
                          if ($timenow - $quiz->delay2 > $lastattempt) {
-                              include("view_js.php");
-                         }
-                         else {
+                              print_start_quiz_button($quiz, $attempts, $numattempts, $unfinished, $cm);
+                         } else {
                               $notify_msg = get_string('temporaryblocked', 'quiz') . '<b>'. userdate($lastattempt + $quiz->delay2). '<b>';
                               print_simple_box($notify_msg, "center");
                          }
+                     } else {
+                         print_start_quiz_button($quiz, $attempts, $numattempts, $unfinished, $cm);
                      }
-                     else {
-                         include("view_js.php");
-                     }
-                     echo "</div>\n";
-                }
-                else {
-                     echo "<div align=\"center\">"; 
-                     include("view_js.php");
-                     echo "</div>\n";
+                } else {
+                     print_start_quiz_button($quiz, $attempts, $numattempts, $unfinished, $cm);
                 }     
+                echo "</div>\n";
             }
         } else {
             print_heading(get_string("nomoreattempts", "quiz"));
@@ -385,15 +371,57 @@
         return true;
     }
     
-    function confirm_string($timelimit, $attempts) {
-        if ($timelimit && $attempts) {
-            return addslashes(get_string("confirmstartattempttimelimit","quiz", $attempts));
-        } else if ($timelimit) {
-            return addslashes(get_string("confirmstarttimelimit","quiz"));
-        } else if ($attempts) {
-            return addslashes(get_string("confirmstartattemptlimit","quiz", $attempts));
+    
+    function print_start_quiz_button($quiz, $attempts, $numattempts, $unfinished, $cm) {
+        $strconfirmstartattempt =  '';
+        
+        if ($unfinished) {
+            $buttontext = get_string('continueattemptquiz', 'quiz');
+        } else {
+            if ($numattempts) {
+                $buttontext = get_string('reattemptquiz', 'quiz');
+            } else {
+                $buttontext = get_string('attemptquiznow', 'quiz');
+            }
+            if ($quiz->timelimit && $quiz->attempts) {
+                $strconfirmstartattempt = addslashes(get_string('confirmstartattempttimelimit','quiz', $quiz->attempts));
+            } else if ($quiz->timelimit) {
+                $strconfirmstartattempt = addslashes(get_string('confirmstarttimelimit','quiz'));
+            } else if ($quiz->attempts) {
+                $strconfirmstartattempt = addslashes(get_string('confirmstartattemptlimit','quiz', $quiz->attempts));
+            }
         }
-        return "";
+        $buttontext = htmlspecialchars($buttontext, ENT_QUOTES);
+
+        if (!empty($quiz->popup)) {
+            $window = 'quizpopup';
+            $windowoptions = "left=0, top=0, height='+window.screen.height+', " .
+                    "width='+window.screen.width+', channelmode=yes, fullscreen=yes, " .
+                    "scrollbars=yes, resizeable=no, directories=no, toolbar=no, " .
+                    "titlebar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no";
+        } else {
+            $window = '_self';
+            $windowoptions = '';
+        }
+
+        $attempturl = "attempt.php?id=$cm->id";
+        if (!empty($CFG->usesid) && !isset($_COOKIE[session_name()])) {
+            $attempturl = sid_process_url($attempturl);
+        }
+?>
+<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
+<!--
+document.write('<input type="button" value="<?php echo $buttontext ?>" onclick="javascript: <?php 
+        if ($strconfirmstartattempt) {
+            echo "if (confirm(\\'".addslashes($strconfirmstartattempt)."\\'))"; 
+        } 
+?> window.open(\'<?php echo $attempturl ?>\', \'<?php echo $window ?>\', \'<?php echo $windowoptions ?>\'); " />');
+// -->
+</script>
+<noscript>
+    <strong><?php print_string('noscript', 'quiz'); ?></strong>
+</noscript>
+<?php
     }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/mod/quiz/view_js.php b/mod/quiz/view_js.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d31ed38857..00000000000
--- a/mod/quiz/view_js.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?php  // $Id$
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') or die('Direct access to this script is forbidden.');
-
-$window = (!empty($quiz->popup)) ? 'quizpopup' : '_self';
-$windowoptions = ($window == '_self') ? '' : "left=0, top=0, height='+window.screen.height+', width='+window.screen.width+', channelmode=yes, fullscreen=yes, scrollbars=yes, resizeable=no, directories=no, toolbar=no, titlebar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no";
-$buttontext = ($numattempts) ? get_string('reattemptquiz', 'quiz') : get_string('attemptquiznow', 'quiz');
-$buttontext = ($unfinished) ? get_string('continueattemptquiz', 'quiz') : $buttontext;
-$buttontext = htmlspecialchars($buttontext,ENT_QUOTES);
-if (!empty($CFG->usesid) && !isset($_COOKIE[session_name()])) {
-    $attempturl=sid_process_url("attempt.php?id=$cm->id");
-} else {
-    $attempturl="attempt.php?id=$cm->id";
-};
- ?>
-
-<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
-<!--
-document.write('<input type="button" value="<?php echo $buttontext ?>" '+
-               'onclick="javascript: <?php if ($quiz->timelimit || $quiz->attempts) echo "if (confirm(\\'".addslashes($strconfirmstartattempt)."\\'))"; ?> '+
-               'window.open(\'<?php echo $attempturl ?>\', \'<?php echo $window ?>\', \'<?php echo $windowoptions ?>\'); " />');
-// -->
-</script>
-<noscript>
-    <strong><?php print_string('noscript', 'quiz'); ?></strong>
-</noscript>