Thanks soo much Misty.

I had no doubt that this was the case, what I'm really hoping for is for jettrue to guide me in the right direction.

I, for one, was completely baffled by the inability of the likes of MS to come up with a box model that confirms to W3C standards. It seems whenever they fix something, they end up breaking something else and IE7 is no different. I guess one has to appreciate the perpetual consistency with which MS continues to screw us up. In their defense, I must say, and anyone who codes knows that there is no such thing as bug free software.

Can someone please shed some light on how this can be remedied?