Every site I use a Shape5 Emma Smooth template on it don't work with virtuemart in IE7 or IE8.
HTML Parsing Error: Unable to modify the parent container element before the child element is closed
I know it is the template, can use BEEZ or any other template and works great.
I have turned off Lytebox, Tooltips, modules, plugins, and everything else, except for virtuemart and same error.
As for this:
http://www.shape5.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,75/topic,7357.0/Don't work for me. Had this problem before and never got a resolution to it from shape5, I really don't think they know.
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