Masterpage and Children pages not displaying properly in Design or Split view: C# ASP.net

Masterpage and Children pages not displaying properly in Design or Split view

I recently converted a VS 2005 project to VS 2008 (Service Pack1). In the newly converted project, I have a MasterPage which is used as a parent for several pages within the website. I have several .css files that are referenced in the MasterPage. The .css properties are used in both the parent masterpage and the children webpages. In the Design view or Split view the pages are rendered, but most of the controls are skewed either to the extreme right or not even viewable at all. When the website is compiled, it displays properly. I didn't have this problem in VS2005. I found a Hotfix that deals with Design view rendering and installed it but it did not resolve the problem. Anyone know of anything else I could try?

The MasterPage references the .css files as such.

ex.
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.CONTROLS.css" />
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.GRID.css" />
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.LAYOUT.css" />

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I've included the master page code snippet and a screenshots of how the design view in VS2008 is skewed but when the page is hosted, it renders fine.

<%@ Master Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" 
                         CodeFile="SSPT.master.cs" 
                         Inherits="SSPT" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
 
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="SSPTHEAD" runat="server">
    <title>Single Source Pricing Tool</title>
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.ACTIONS.css" />
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.CONTROLS.css" />
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.GRID.css" />
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.LAYOUT.css" />
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.POPUP.css" />
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.MAIN.FOOTER.css" />
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.MAIN.MENU.css" />
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Theme/SSPT.MAIN.STYLES.css" />
    
    <script type="text/javascript">
    
    var menuwidth = '165px' ;       // default menu width
    var menubgcolor = '#F5F5F5' ;   // menu bgcolor
    var disappeardelay = 250 ;      // menu disappear speed onMouseout (in miliseconds)
    var hidemenu_onclick = 'yes' ;  // hide menu when user clicks within menu 
 
    // Menu items for NDC
    var menu1=new Array()
    menu1.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_NDC/CodeGrpMaint/NDCCodeMaint.aspx")%>>Code Group Maintenance </a>') ;
    menu1.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu1.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_NDC/FeeSchedMaint/NDCFeeSchedMaint.aspx")%>>Fee Schedule Maintenance</a>') ;
    menu1.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu1.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
 
    // Menu items for Professional
    var menu2=new Array()
    menu2.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Professional/Sources/ProSources.aspx")%>>Sources</a>') ;
    menu2.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu2.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Professional/FeeSchedRules/ProFeeSchedRules.aspx")%>>Fee Schedule Rules</a>') ;
    menu2.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu2.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Professional/CodeGrps/ProCodeGrps.aspx")%>>Code Groups</a>') ;
    menu2.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu2.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Professional/Promotion/ProPromotion.aspx")%>>Promotion</a>') ;
    menu2.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu2.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
 
    // Menu items for Institutional
    var menu3=new Array()
    menu3.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Institutional/FeeSched/InstFeeSched.aspx")%>>Fee Schedules</a>') ;
    menu3.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu3.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Institutional/Flattening/FeeSchedFlat.aspx")%>>Flattening</a>') ;
    menu3.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu3.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Institutional/Promotion/FeeSchedFlatPromote.aspx")%>>Promotion</a>') ;
    menu3.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu3.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
 
    // Menu items for RPE
    var menu4=new Array()
    menu4.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_RPE/ExclusionMaint/RPEMaint.aspx")%>>Exclusion Maintenance</a>') ;
    menu4.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu4.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
 
    // Menu items for Codes
    var menu5=new Array()
    menu5.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Codes/Associations/CodesAssoc.aspx")%>>Associations</a>') ;
    menu5.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu5.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Codes/Modifiers/CodesModifiers.aspx")%>>Modifiers</a>') ;
    menu5.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu5.push('<a href=<%=ResolveUrl("~/_Codes/Procedures/CodesProcs.aspx")%>>Procedures</a>') ;
    menu5.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
    menu5.push('<div class=\"separator\"> </div>') ;
 
    </script>
    
    <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="<%=Page.ResolveUrl("~/JavaScript/SSPTMain/menu.js") %> "></script>
 
</head>
<body>
            
<div id="container">
    <%--Header & Menu--%>
    <div id="MenuBar">
	    <div class="c1">
		    <asp:image Id="menubarl" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/Images/SSPTMain/SSPT.MAIN_menubarl.gif" alternateText="" width="16" height="87" />
        </div>
 
	    <div id="MenuBarBtns">
	        <div class="c1">  
                <asp:image Id="bcbsfl_logo" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/Images/Common/Common_bcbsfl_logo.gif" alternateText="" />
            </div>
 
            <div class="c2" style="width: 166px">
                <b>Single Source Pricing Tool</b>
            </div>
 
	        <div class="c3">
		        <a onmouseover="dropdownmenu(this, event, menu1, '190px')" onmouseout="delayhidemenu()">NDC</a>
		        <div class="MenuBarSep"><img id="sep1" src="Images/SSPTMain/SSPT.MAIN_sep.gif" runat="server" width="4" height="52" alt=""/></div>
		        <a onmouseover="dropdownmenu(this, event, menu2, '190px')" onmouseout="delayhidemenu()">Professional</a>
		        <div class="MenuBarSep"><img id="sep2" src="Images/SSPTMain/SSPT.MAIN_sep.gif" runat="server" width="4" height="52" alt=""/></div>
		        <a onmouseover="dropdownmenu(this, event, menu3, '160px')" onmouseout="delayhidemenu()">Institutional</a>
		        <div class="MenuBarSep"><img id="sep3" src="Images/SSPTMain/SSPT.MAIN_sep.gif" runat="server" width="4" height="52" alt=""/></div>
		        <a onmouseover="dropdownmenu(this, event, menu4, '190px')" onmouseout="delayhidemenu()">RPE</a>
		        <div class="MenuBarSep"><img id="sep4" src="Images/SSPTMain/SSPT.MAIN_sep.gif" runat="server" width="4" height="52" alt=""/></div>
		        <a onmouseover="dropdownmenu(this, event, menu5, '150px')" onmouseout="delayhidemenu()">Codes</a>
		    </div>
	    </div>
    	
	    <div class="c1">
		    <asp:image Id="menubarr" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/Images/SSPTMain/SSPT.MAIN_menubarr.gif" alternateText="" />
	    </div>
    </div>
    
    <%--Breadcrumbs and User Profile--%>
    <div id="breadcrumbs" >
	    <div style="float:left;padding-left:10px;">
	        <asp:SiteMapPath ID="SSPTSiteMapPath" runat="server"></asp:SiteMapPath>
	    </div>
 	
	    <div style="float:right; width: 360px;">
            Current User:
            <b><asp:Label ID="lblCurrentUser" runat="server" Text=".."></asp:Label></b>
            || Authentication: 
            <b><asp:Label ID="lblAuthentication" runat="server" Text=".."></asp:Label></b> 
            || Instance: 
            <b><asp:Label ID="lblDBInstance" runat="server" Text=".."></asp:Label></b>  
	    </div>
    </div>
 
    
    <%--Content --%>
        <form id="SSPTFORM" runat="server">
        <div id="master_content">
            <div id="master_contentplaceholder">
                <asp:contentplaceholder id="SSPTMAIN" runat="server"></asp:contentplaceholder>
            </div>
        </div>
    </form>
    
    
    <%-- Footer--%>
    <div id="footer" style="left: 0px; top: 0px">
      <div class="fbl"> </div>
          <div class="fbc" style="left: 16px; top: 7px">
               <div style="margin-top:10px;">
                <b>
                    <a href="<%=ResolveUrl("~/SSPTVersion.aspx")%>">Application Version: <asp:Label ID="lblVersion" runat="server" Text=""></asp:Label></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-weight:normal"></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                    <a >Post Time: <%=DateTime.Now %></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-weight:normal"></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                    <br />
                </b>
                    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida &copy. All rights reserved.
              </div>
          </div>
      <div class="fbr"> </div>
    </div>
</div>
 
 
</body>
</html>

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