I've even found an article on here that had a potential solution (make z-index of img element smaller than background's z-index) but that didn't work. Canvas will not work correctly with Internet Explorer, for example. The image does not have the same file name as specified in your IMG tag. I've tried about everything i can think of regarding z-index and other techniques. Images Not Displaying In Internet Explorer (Red X's As Images) Published by jim on First off, obviously make sure it is frequently happening, not just on a website here and there because there can be a problem with the server hosting the website. There are several possible reasons why your images are not showing up on your. I am working with relative and absolute positioning. This is how it looks ( incorrect) in IE 7 and 8 (maybe 9, haven't tested that yet): Display has improved in IE 11, so at the very least ensure your browser is at the latest version. This is how it looks ( correct) in Firefox, Chrome, and Safari: If you Google my site does not display correctly in Internet Explorer you will get page after page of other people with the same problem, and multiple responses from Microsoft and the community. Then navigate to Network and InternetInternet. I am working on a timeline where when a section of the timeline is complete, the background will be composed of a green image and the foreground will have an actual image element of a check mark. Most of the third-party browsers all use Internet Explorer Kernel so you can make a setting in Control Panel.

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