# Background stretch problem in IE7 **URL:** \ **Category:** web dev\ **Created:** [May 1, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-stretch-problem-in-ie7/287455 "2009-05-01T10:54:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![revelations1318](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@revelations1318](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/revelations1318)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-stretch-problem-in-ie7/287455/1 "2009-05-01T10:54:33Z")
I’m playing with a layout for a client ([www.chirho.co.uk/k666new](http://www.chirho.co.uk/k666new)) but I’m getting annoying issues with IE7. All I’ve done so far is a container div with a repeating png background and a header div with a background png. It looks fine in Firefox and Safari. It also validates as XHTML Strict and CSS 2. But when I look at it in IE7 the background png of the container div is stretched, and the header div isn’t positioned properly. Here’s my css ```auto body { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background: #a0a0a0; text-align: center; } #container { margin: 0px auto; width: 1000px; height: 1000px; background: transparent url(../img/background.png) top center repeat-y; } #header { width: 100%; height: 242px; background: transparent url(../img/header.png) top center no-repeat; } #header img { width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px; } ``` and XHTML ```auto Kreepsville 666
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