Carputers News and Computer Tips

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 may, in some cases, fail to display some web pages correctly.  Microsoft addresses this issue in this Microsoft Support article, which states: 

 …you may experience any of the following symptoms in Internet Explorer 8:

 - Menus, images, or text are in the wrong positions on some Web sites.

 - Some Web site features do not work.

 - You receive script error messages on some Web sites.

 - Internet Explorer stops working or crashes on some Web sites.

Microsoft lists the cause for this as:

Some Web sites are designed for older browsers. You may experience compatibility issues on these sites until they are updated for Internet Explorer 8. 

There is a Compatibility View feature in IE 8 that will help these sites display and work as well as they can.  Here’s the “short attention span” version of how to turn it on: 

With IE 8 open, click “Tools” on the Command Bar, and then click “Compatibility View Settings” on the Tools menu as shown below:

Once the Compatibility View Settings window opens, click to put a checkmark in the box next to where it says “Display all websites in Compatibility View” as shown below:

Click the “Close” button, and you’re done.  We recommend you close and restart Internet Explorer 8 after making this change.

And, as always, if you need assistance or have a computer-related question, contact us!  We’ll be happy to help!

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