How does one style a select element in ie8?

In IE7 , the select element had a nice windows look, but in IE8 that
look has dissapeard

Can anyone advise on why this happeneing?

Here is a url which when viewed using IE8 will show the problem -
http://www.salahtimes.com/Web/Pages/ViewPrayerTimesForMonthYear.aspx?PlaceId=19190

Many thanks

On May 6, 9:28*am, "ilyasd... (AT) googlemail (DOT) com"
<ilyasd... (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote:

In IE7 , the select element had a nice windows look, but in IE8 that
look has dissapeard

Can anyone advise on why this happeneing?

Here is a url which when viewed using IE8 will show the problem -http://www.salahtimes.com/Web/Pages/ViewPrayerTimesForMonthYear.aspx?...

Many thanks

Form controls are typically rendered by or in the style of the host
operating system, making them notoriously difficult to style. If you
apply no styling to form elements at all then the browser will render
them in the style of the host OS in most cases. Many CSS properties
will cause the rendering model to change completely if you try to
apply them to form controls. Your best bet is to do some research
into styling forms if you must customize them, or to leave well enough
alone if you want them to look like the host operating system.