Problems with Vertical Spry in IE

Question

Hi,
I am having this problem viewing Vertical Spry menu only on internet explorer. It's ok on google chrome but it messes up on the internet explorer.
I would highly appreciate if someone could help me sort this out please.
The link to my website.
http://www.hbmrc.org/index-1WIP.html
a@charset "UTF-8";
/* SpryMenuBarVertical.css - version 0.6 - Spry Pre-Release 1.6.1 */
/* Copyright (c) 2006. Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. */
LAYOUT INFORMATION: describes box model, positioning, z-order
/* The outermost container of the Menu Bar, a fixed width box with no margin or padding */
ul.MenuBarVertical
margin: 0;
padding: auto;
list-style-type: circle;
font-size: 100%;
cursor: default;
width: 13em;
border-top-color: #edeeee;
border-top-style:groove;
border-bottom-color:#313132;
border-bottom-style:groove;
border-left-color:#cbcccd;
border-left-style:groove;
border-right-color:#3d3d3e;
border-right-width: thin;
border-right-style:groove;
/* Set the active Menu Bar with this class, currently setting z-index to accomodate IE rendering bug: http://therealcrisp.xs4all.nl/meuk/IE-zindexbug.html */
ul.MenuBarActive
z-index: 1000;
/* Menu item containers, position children relative to this container and are same fixed width as parent */
ul.MenuBarVertical li
margin: 0;
padding: auto;
list-style-type: none;
font-size: 100%;
position: relative;
text-align: left;
cursor: pointer;
width: 13em;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
overflow: visible;
    background-image: url(../images/sidebarbk.jpg);
/* Submenus should appear slightly overlapping to the right (95%) and up (-5%) with a higher z-index, but they are initially off the left side of the screen (-1000em) */
ul.MenuBarVertical ul
margin: -5% 0 0 95%;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
font-size: 100%;
position: absolute;
z-index: 1020;
cursor: default;
width: 12em;
left: -1000em;
top: 6px;
ul.MenuBarHorizontal li ul li{
    clear: left;
/* Submenu that is showing with class designation MenuBarSubmenuVisible, we set left to 0 so it comes onto the screen */
ul.MenuBarVertical ul.MenuBarSubmenuVisible
left: -11px;
border-top-color: #edeeee;
border-top-style:groove;
border-bottom-color:#313132;
border-bottom-style:solid;
border-bottom-style:groove;
border-left-color:#cbcccd;
border-left-style:groove;
border-right-color:#3d3d3e;
border-right-width: thin;
border-right-style:groove;
/* Menu item containers are same fixed width as parent */
ul.MenuBarVertical ul li
width: 12em;
DESIGN INFORMATION: describes color scheme, borders, fonts
/* Outermost menu container has borders on all sides
ul.MenuBarVertical
border: 1px solid #CCC;
/* Submenu containers have borders on all sides */
ul.MenuBarVertical ul
border: 1px solid #ccc;
/*Menu items are a light gray block with padding and no text decoration */
ul.MenuBarVertical a
display: block;
cursor: pointer;
/*background-color:#AECFF4;*/
background-image: url(../images/sidebarbk.jpg);
padding: 0.7em 0.75em ;
color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
/* Menu items that have mouse over or focus have a blue background and white text */
ul.MenuBarVertical a:hover
/*background-color: #777777;
color: #50cffc;*/
border-top-color: #edeeee;
border-top-style:groove;
border-bottom-color: #50cffc;
border-bottom-style: groove;
border-left-color:#cbcccd;
border-left-style:groove;
border-right-color:#3d3d3e;
border-right-width: thin;
border-right-style:groove;
padding: 0.45em 0.60em;
ul.MenuBarVertical a:focus
/* Menu items that are open with submenus are set to MenuBarItemHover with a blue background and white text */
ul.MenuBarVertical a.MenuBarItemHover
background-color: #09F;
ul.MenuBarVertical a.MenuBarItemSubmenuHover, /*ul.MenuBarVertical a.MenuBarSubmenuVisible
background-color: #7A85AD;
color: #333;
SUBMENU INDICATION: styles if there is a submenu under a given menu item
/* Menu items that have a submenu have the class designation MenuBarItemSubmenu and are set to use a background image positioned on the far left (95%) and centered vertically (50%) */
ul.MenuBarVertical a.MenuBarItemSubmenu
background-image: url(SpryAssets/SpryMenuBarRight.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: 95% 50%;
/* Menu items that are open with submenus have the class designation MenuBarItemSubmenuHover and are set to use a "hover" background image positioned on the far left (95%) and centered vertically (50%) */
ul.MenuBarVertical a.MenuBarItemSubmenuHover
background-image: url(SpryAssets/SpryMenuBarRightHover.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: 95% 50%;
BROWSER HACKS: the hacks below should not be changed unless you are an expert
/* HACK FOR IE: to make sure the sub menus show above form controls, we underlay each submenu with an iframe */
ul.MenuBarVertical iframe
position: absolute;
z-index: 1010;
filter:alpha(opacity:0.1);
margin: 0;
padding: auto;
list-style-type: katakana;
font-size: 100%;
cursor: default;
width: 13em;
border-top-color: #edeeee;
border-top-style:groove;
border-bottom-color:#313132;
border-bottom-style:groove;
border-left-color:#cbcccd;
border-left-style:groove;
border-right-color:#3d3d3e;
border-right-width: thin;
border-right-style:groove;
/* HACK FOR IE: to stabilize appearance of menu items; the slash in float is to keep IE 5.0 from parsing */
@media screen, projection
ul.MenuBarVertical li.MenuBarItemIE
display: inline;
f\loat: left;
background: #FFF;

Answer 1

I am sorry, but you have changed the CSS beyound recognition; I do not want to spend my time going through it to correct it.
One example that has angered me is
BROWSER HACKS: the hacks below should not be changed unless you are an expert
/* HACK FOR IE: to make sure the sub menus show above form controls, we underlay each submenu with an iframe */
ul.MenuBarVertical iframe
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 1010;
    filter:alpha(opacity:0.1);
    margin: 0;
    padding: auto;
    list-style-type: katakana;
    font-size: 100%;
    cursor: default;
    width: 13em;
    border-top-color: #edeeee;
    border-top-style:groove;
    border-bottom-color:#313132;
        border-bottom-style:groove;
    border-left-color:#cbcccd;
        border-left-style:groove;
    border-right-color:#3d3d3e;
    border-right-width: thin;
        border-right-style:groove;
Changing this has not made you an expert
Another example on or about line 155 is this line which is sure to upset the browser.
ul.MenuBarVertical a:focus
Yet another one
/* Submenu that is showing with class designation MenuBarSubmenuVisible, we set left to 0 so it comes onto the screen */
ul.MenuBarVertical ul.MenuBarSubmenuVisible
   left: -11px;
    border-top-color: #edeeee;
    border-top-style:groove;
    border-bottom-color:#313132;
    border-bottom-style:solid;
        border-bottom-style:groove;
    border-left-color:#cbcccd;
        border-left-style:groove;
    border-right-color:#3d3d3e;
    border-right-width: thin;
        border-right-style:groove;
I suggest you start with a new widget, but before you do, read this http://www.dwcourse.com/dreamweaver/ten-commandments-spry-menubars.php#one
Gramps