This really sounds like you either have some script-blocking running on your browser, or you need to get the latest updates for your browser.

Try clearing the cache on your browser and then reload the page to see if that makes a difference.

Are you all using the same browsers? I have several on my machine (that I use for testing web projects) and I haven't seen this problem yet (except in screenshots).

Can you specify which browser(s) you are using (including version numbers)? Also knowing if you've cleared the cache/reloaded the website, as well as if you've updated your browser(s) would help.

There is a possibility that its a compatibility issue with IE (which is not really a big surprise), which can be fixed if you provide the information needed to re-create the issue.

Thanks for providing the images. I would definitely say that it's a compatibility issue with IE. The real problem with Explorer is that it doesn't 'play with the same rules' as most other browsers, and requires many additional lines of code, written as 'fixes' to manage it. This makes life difficult for web developers trying to satisfy the needs of the end user, not just in a Windows environment, but for those using Mac OS X and other platforms. I personally loathe IE for all the unnecessary frustration that it causes. If you're unable to get Chrome working (as your image notes suggests there's a problem), you might want to look at installing Firefox 11, which still supports XP. It's more than likely your quickest solution to this problem.

Let me know if I can help further.

I'm having a similar layout problem to Djanco - again in IE8 (and also XP Pro, SP3 - 32-bit). The particularly odd thing from my point of view, is that I ONLY get the issue when reading an actual INSTRUCTABLE - community pages like this are fine.

I can read the 'ible ok though (even if thumbnails can take their time getting to the right place), and if I need to go to a different section, I can always click the 'Outside - Bikes...' shortcut, from where I can read through and navigate any index with no layout issues at all.

Or I can use Firefox, now that the issue I was having with its auto-log- / keep-me-logged in seems to have disappeared.

What that tells me is that IE8 is managing the code on community pages, but once you view an instructable, the additional code (that's needed to display the instructables), is confusing IE8, and since it doesn't read code the same way as other browsers, it displays the content differently. From your prospective there isn't much you can do (aside from switching browsers), because the fix has to come from the code level with additional lines written specifically to manage IE. Explorer is so finicky, that "fixes" need to quite often be written for multiple versions of their browsers (meaning a fix for IE6, IE7, IE8, and now IE9). And the important thing is to avoid messing up the layout with other browsers when the additional code is implemented for IE.

Being a web developer, I'm not very fond of explorer, but as long as people continue to use it, developers will have to work hard to keep the continuity of their websites across all platforms, or recommend that users use other browsers. (This is why you may see websites that say "This website is best viewed using browser X")

I hope that explanation helps.