If you're using Internet Explorer 8, try these easy steps as a possible solution.
 
Internet Explorer 8 includes a Compatibility View feature that displays Web sites that were created for older browsers as they were designed to appear. You can enable Compatibility View in Internet Explorer or on the Web server.

• Enable Compatibility View for a single computer. To do this, try Method 1 for each Web site that is not displayed correctly or that does not work correctly. If this problem occurs on many Web sites that you frequently visit, you can enable Compatibility View for all Web sites by using Method 2. These methods are intended for users who are running Internet Explorer.
• Enable Compatibility View in Internet Explorer for multiple computers in an enterprise environment. To do this, use Method 3. This method is intended for enterprise network administrators.

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Enable Compatibility View in Internet Explorer
Method 1: Enable Compatibility View for specific Web sites by using Internet Explorer
To enable Compatibility View for specific Web sites that are not displayed correctly or that are not working correctly, follow these steps:

1. Open the Web site that is not displayed correctly or that does not work correctly in Internet Explorer 8.
2. Click the Compatibility View button that is located directly to the right side of the address bar next to the Refresh button.
    
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   Or, on the Tools menu, click Compatibility View.
    
   Note If the Compatibility View button does not appear to the right side of the address bar, or if the command is not available on the Tools menu, you cannot use this method. You may be experiencing a different problem, or the network administrator may have used a Group Policy setting to configure the Compatibility View settings on your computer.
   • If you are using a home computer, see the "Similar problems and solutions and support information" section for alternative steps.
   • If you are using a computer in an enterprise environment, contact your administrator or the help desk.
   Compatibility View is not required, and the Compatibility View commands will not be available if the Web site was designed for earlier versions of Internet Explorer.

If this method worked, and the Web site is now displayed correctly and works correctly, you are finished. However, you may have to repeat this method for each Web site that experiences these problems.
 
Note When you use this method to fix a Web site, Internet Explorer saves your Compatibility View setting for that Web site. Every time that you visit that site, Compatibility View will be used. To stop a Web site from running in Compatibility View, repeat this method by clicking the Compatibility View button again for that Web site. You can also add or remove specific Web sites from Compatibility View without actually visiting each Web site. To do this, click Tools, and then click Compatibility View Settings.
 
If this method did not work, and the Web site is still not displayed correctly or still is not working, you are experiencing a different problem. See the "Similar problems and solutions and support information" section for alternative steps. Method 2: Enable Compatibility View for all Web sites by using Internet Explorer
Most Web sites that you frequently visit are not displayed correctly or are not working correctly. You have tried Method 1 on some of these Web sites, and that method worked. However, you may want to enable Compatibility View for all Web sites. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Internet Explorer 8.
2. On the Tools menu, click Compatibility View Settings.
    
   If Compatibility View Settings is not available, the network administrator may have used a Group Policy setting to configure the options for you. Contact your administrator or the help desk.
3. Click to select the Display all websites in Compatibility View check box, and then click Close.
    
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Visit several Web sites that were not displayed correctly or that were not working to see whether the problem is now resolved.
 
If this method worked, and all Web sites are now displayed correctly and work correctly, you are finished.
 
If this method did not work, and some or all of the Web sites are still not displayed correctly or are not working, you are experiencing a different problem. See the "Similar problems and solutions and support information" section for alternative steps.