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Asked: 2026-05-24T13:10:39+00:00

I created a quick and dirty HTML file to demonstrate an issue I am

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I created a quick and dirty HTML file to demonstrate an issue I am encountering in IE compatibility mode. When I open it in IE8 from my desktop, it opens in standard mode. I need to be able to switch it to compatibility mode, but the icon for that disappears when I am viewing a local HTML document. What’s up with that?

UPDATE: None of the three proposed solutions has resulted in the compatibility mode icon showing in IE8. Instead, I have put my code into an .aspx page and executed it through Visual Studio. Since it’s originating from localhost, the browser thinks it is a remote document and is displaying the compatibility icon like I wanted.

However, if anyone can get this to work without having to do that, I am still open to ideas since launching a web app isn’t really the ideal solution for me.

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    None of the three proposed solutions has resulted in the compatibility mode icon showing in IE8. Instead, I have put my code into an .aspx page and executed it through Visual Studio. Since it’s originating from localhost, the browser thinks it is a remote document and is displaying the compatibility icon like I wanted.

    However, if anyone can get this to work without having to do that, I am still open to ideas since launching a web app isn’t really the ideal solution for me.

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