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I'm in need of help please. my customer wants this site done buy tomorrow and it was almost finished. until i did something stupid. the problem is that i dont know what. My site is working fine on mobile phones and in Firefox.. but for some reason it will no longer show up in EI. Ive been google all day and have been at it for hours trying to debug. Im sure its something stupid. PLEASE HELP its

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Brief summary of the pattern seen in the thread: reports the page renders correctly for a split second and then switches to a broken layout in Internet Explorer, while other members (, ) can view the site fine. That symptom most often points to a client-side change after the initial HTML paint — typically a JavaScript error, a compatibility/document-mode switch, or a late stylesheet/script that hides or rewrites content.

Steps to triage (do these in order to isolate the cause):

  1. Open IE DevTools (F12). Check Console for JavaScript errors and Network for 404/blocked resources or mixed-content warnings.
  2. Temporarily disable JavaScript (or rename the main script include) and reload. If the layout stays correct, the problem is script-driven.
  3. Check Document Mode / Browser Mode in DevTools to see if IE is rendering in quirks or an older mode (compatibility view). Inspect response headers for any X-UA-Compatible header that might force an older mode.
  4. Inspect the computed styles for a top-level container during the brief correct render (use the DOM Explorer to pause script execution) to see which rule is removed/added after load.
  5. Look for common IE pitfalls: missing/incorrect DOCTYPE, trailing commas in JS objects/arrays (causes script abort on older IEs), blocked web fonts/CORS, and styles overridden by later CSS or inline script.

Small examples to check quickly:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
/* trigger hasLayout in old IE when needed */
.selector { zoom: 1; }

Triage workflow: isolate script vs CSS, confirm Document Mode, then track the single resource or rule that changes after load. Because and can load the page fine elsewhere, focus on the original machine/environment first (add-ons, security/proxy injection, cached resources). Keep changes reversible and test in a private/profile session or VM before applying to production.

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It looks fine to me in IE9.. nice design by the way. good job.

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thanks you very much. i was so close to finishing. now thats strange im using ie9. i just checked.

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Maybe its your browser. Try from another PC. You can also try adobe labs or browser shots.com You can test out different browsers online.

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thanks ill try that.. and let you guys know

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whats crazy if i click the refresh button i can see the correct viewing of the site for a split second before it loads and shows incorrectly..

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unless you can produce this with more than one browser, the problem appears to be related to your browser. Test on other computers, use the online browser tools, etc...

If you IE has crapped out, IE has the ability to reset itself to factory settings... you can go to tools, options, advanced, click on reset. this fixes most of the IE issues that are quirky.

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JorgeM you should be the next American Idol.. i did the reset and everythings looking great.. thanks so much.. this site is so helpful

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Yeah, that reset usually works.

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in ie8 also its working perfect.

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