setTimeout not working in windows script (jscript)

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Published on 2010-02-04T09:13:33Z Indexed on 2010/05/28 13:51 UTC
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When I try to run the following code in my program

setTimeout("alert('moo')", 1000);

I get the following error

Error: Object expected Code: 800A138F Source: Microsoft JScript runtime error

Why? Am I calling the wrong function? What I want to do is delay the execution of the subsequent function.

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