title: Website Displays fine on Chrome/Firefox/IE 9+ but White Page on IE 8
body: <p>I'm working on a page and I can't seem to figure out why it's not displaying on IE 8. If I right click and view source the page code is being loaded but the whole page just displays blank and white.</p>
  
  <p>I can't seem to figure it out because it displays fine in Firefox, Chrome, and IE 9 and above. Anyone had this happen / can see what's wrong in my code?</p>
  
  <p>Page: <a href="http://kozyheat.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://kozyheat.com</a></p>
  
  <p>Code: </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;
  &lt;!--[if lt IE 7]&gt;      &lt;html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8 lt-ie7"&gt; &lt;![endif]--&gt;
  &lt;!--[if IE 7]&gt;         &lt;html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8"&gt; &lt;![endif]--&gt;
  &lt;!--[if IE 8]&gt;         &lt;html class="no-js lt-ie9"&gt; &lt;![endif]--&gt;
  &lt;!--[if gt IE 8]&gt;&lt;!--&gt; &lt;html class="no-js"&gt; &lt;!--&lt;![endif]--&gt;
    &lt;head&gt;
      &lt;meta charset="utf-8"&gt;
      &lt;meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"&gt;
      &lt;title&gt;Kozy Heat Fireplaces&lt;/title&gt;
      &lt;meta name="description" content="For over 35 years, our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction remain the same. We offer a complete line of gas &amp; wood fireplaces, unique cabinets and stylish accessories to complement any decor."&gt;
      &lt;meta property="og:site_name" content="Kozy Heat Fireplaces"/&gt;
      &lt;meta property="og:title" content="Kozy Heat Fireplaces"/&gt;
      &lt;meta property="og:description" content="For over 35 years, our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction remain the same. We offer a complete line of gas &amp; wood fireplaces, unique cabinets and stylish accessories to complement any decor."/&gt;
      &lt;meta property="og:image" content="http://kozyheat.com/img/desktop/facebooklogo.png"&gt;
      &lt;meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"&gt;
      &lt;script src="/scripts/js/desktop/jquery-1.10.2.min.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
      &lt;script src="/scripts/js/desktop/bootstrap.min.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
      &lt;script src="/scripts/js/desktop/modernizr-2.6.2.min.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
      &lt;script src="/scripts/js/desktop/selectivizr-min.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
      &lt;link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/desktop/bootstrap.min.css"&gt;
      &lt;link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/desktop/bootstrap-responsive.min.css"&gt;
      &lt;link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/desktop/font-awesome.min.css"&gt;
      &lt;link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/desktop/main.css"&gt;
  
  
      &lt;link rel="shortcut icon" href="/img/favicon/favicon.png"&gt;
      &lt;!--[if lte IE 9]&gt;
      &lt;link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/desktop/main_ie8.css"/&gt;
      &lt;![endif]--&gt;
      &lt;script&gt;
  
  
        var backgroundInfo = [
          {"imgURL": "/media/13631/dassel1.jpg", "URL": "product/dassel", "Name": "Dassel", "Description": "Keep the home fires burning with the Dassel gas fireplace. Numerous customizing options to fit any d&amp;#233;cor."},
          {"imgURL": "/media/13660/northernfirelights2.jpg", "URL": "product/northern_firelights_patio_fireplace_table", "Name": "Northern Firelights Patio Fireplace Table", "Description": "What could be better than relaxing by, dining around or simply just enjoying the beauty of a patio fireplace table."},
          {"imgURL": "/media/13624/bayport3.jpg", "URL": "product/bayport-l", "Name": "Bayport-L", "Description": "Our most popular 42” fireplace is now available in a Clean Face version. The Bayport-L offers a large and impressive viewing area with our most realistic logs and burner system yet. This fireplace is ordered in either the Log Set model or the Glass Media model."},
          {"imgURL": "/media/13654/minnetonka3.jpg", "URL": "product/minnetonka", "Name": "Minnetonka", "Description": "The Minnetonka fireplace offers you a deeper firebox and an exterior-controlled &amp;quot;heat-dump&amp;quot; feature."}
        ];
  
        $(window).load(function() {
          updateBackground(1);
        });
  
      &lt;/script&gt;
      &lt;script src="/scripts/js/desktop/main.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
      &lt;script&gt;function detectMobile() {
          var e = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
          var t = mobiles;
          var n = false;
          for (var r = 0; r &lt; t.length; r += 1) {
            if (e.indexOf(t[r]) != -1) {
              n = t[r]
            }
          }
          return n
        }
        $(function() {
          if (detectMobile()) {
            window.location.href = "http://kozyheat.com/mobile/"
          }
        });
        var mobiles = ["midp", "240x320", "blackberry", "netfront", "nokia", "panasonic", "portalmmm", "sharp", "sie-", "sonyericsson", "symbian", "windows ce", "benq", "mda", "mot-", "opera mini", "philips", "pocket pc", "sagem", "samsung", "sda", "sgh-", "vodafone", "xda", "palm", "iphone", "ipod", "ipad", "android"]&lt;/script&gt;
    &lt;/head&gt;
    &lt;body class="container-fluid"&gt;
      &lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;
        var _gaq = _gaq || [];
        _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-8302527-1']);
        _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
  
        (function() {
          var ga = document.createElement('script');
          ga.type = 'text/javascript';
          ga.async = true;
          ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
          var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
          s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
        })();
      &lt;/script&gt;
      &lt;div class="row-fluid"&gt;
        &lt;aside class="span3"&gt;
          &lt;a href="/" class="nostyle"&gt;&lt;img id="logo" src="/img/desktop/logo.png" alt="Kozy Heat Fireplaces"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  
          &lt;div class="fluid-row"&gt;
            &lt;div class="span10 offset1"&gt;
              &lt;h3&gt;Our Story&lt;/h3&gt;
              &lt;p&gt;For over 35 years, our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction remain the same. We offer a complete line of gas &amp;amp; wood fireplaces, unique cabinets and stylish accessories to complement any decor.&lt;/p&gt;
              &lt;a href="/about_us" class="btn btn-dark pull-right"&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="fluid-row"&gt;
            &lt;div class="span10 offset1"&gt;
              &lt;h3&gt;Upgrade Today&lt;/h3&gt;
              &lt;p&gt;Ask us about our ways to upgrade your fireplace today with a SIT Proflame Remote control.&lt;/p&gt;
              &lt;a href="/contact_us" class="btn btn-dark"&gt;Get Started&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;/div&gt;
  
        &lt;/aside&gt;
        &lt;div class="span9 clearMargin"&gt;
  
          &lt;nav class="row-fluid"&gt;
            &lt;a href="/about_us" class="btn btn-topnav"&gt;About Us&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;a href="/products" class="btn btn-topnav"&gt;Products&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;a href="/find_a_dealer" class="btn btn-topnav"&gt;Find A Dealer&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;a href="/support" class="btn btn-topnav"&gt;Support&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;a href="/architects_builders" class="btn btn-topnav"&gt;Architects &amp;amp; Builders&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;a href="/contact_us" class="btn btn-topnav"&gt;Contact Us&lt;/a&gt;
          &lt;/nav&gt;
  
          &lt;section class="main clearfix"&gt;
  
            &lt;div class="box"&gt;
              &lt;div class="row-fluid" style="height:100%"&gt;
                &lt;section class="column"&gt;
                  &lt;div id="imageRotator" class="row-fluid"&gt;
                    &lt;span class="imgRotArrowLeft" onClick="updateBackgroundPrev();"&gt;‹&lt;/span&gt;
                    &lt;h2 id="imgRotName" class="clearMargin"&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
                    &lt;p id="imgRotDesc"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                    &lt;a href="#" id="imgRotBtn" class="btn btn-light pull-right"&gt;Learn More&lt;/a&gt;
                    &lt;span class="imgRotArrowRight" onClick="updateBackgroundNext();"&gt;›&lt;/span&gt;
                  &lt;/div&gt;
                &lt;/section&gt;
              &lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;/div&gt;
  
          &lt;/section&gt;
          &lt;footer class="row-fluid"&gt;
            &lt;div class="span3"&gt;
              &lt;a class="nostyleW margR20" href="https://twitter.com/kozyheatfire" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;i class="icon-twitter icon-3x"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
              &lt;a class="nostyleW margR20" href="https://www.facebook.com/KozyHeatFireplaces" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;i class="icon-facebook icon-3x"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
              &lt;a class="nostyleW margR20" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/2624342" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;i class="icon-linkedin icon-3x"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
              &lt;a class="nostyleW margR20" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/KozyHeatFireplaces" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;i class="icon-youtube icon-3x"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
            &lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;div class="span8"&gt;
              &lt;div class="row-fluid clearPadding" style="padding-bottom:5px;"&gt;
                &lt;a class="W" href="about_us"&gt;About Us&lt;/a&gt; | 
  
                &lt;a class="W" href="products"&gt;Products&lt;/a&gt; | 
                &lt;a class="W" href="find_a_dealer"&gt;Find a Dealer&lt;/a&gt; | 
                &lt;a class="W" href="support"&gt;Support&lt;/a&gt; | 
                &lt;a class="W" href="architects_builders"&gt;Architects &amp;amp; Builders&lt;/a&gt; | 
                &lt;a class="W" href="contact_us"&gt;Contact Us&lt;/a&gt; | 
                &lt;a class="W" href="dealers_login"&gt;Dealers Secured Area&lt;/a&gt;
              &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class="row-fluid clearPadding"&gt;
                &lt;strong&gt;&amp;copy; 2013 Hussong MFG &amp;mdash; 204 Industrial Park Drive / Lakefield, MN 56150 / &lt;a class="W" href="tel:1-800-253-4904"&gt;800-253-4904&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
              &lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;/footer&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;/body&gt;
  &lt;/html&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Update:</strong>
  I've made sure there's no caching (reset manually, set to reset on exit, and ran CCleaner). I've also reset all IE 8 settings via this Fixit: <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/reset-internet-explorer-8-settings" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/reset-internet-explorer-8-settings</a>
  Here's a screenshot of my issue: <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/mIqhd.png" alt="IE 8 in XP VM"></p>