IE8 Problem Reports: ASP.NET Menus show blank/white
Q: My ASP.NET site's menus show as blank/white when my page is rendered in IE8 standards mode. The menus only work if I turn on compatibility view. What's up with that?
A: This is actually a standards-compliance bug in the ASP.NET framework. A fix for ASP.NET is available; see https://support.microsoft.com/kb/962351
You can learn more about the issue here: https://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/archive/2009/03/23/asp-menu-fix-for-ie8-problem-available.aspx