IE CSS Secret

Adding gradient without a needs of a gradient image:

.button
{
 font-weight: bold;
 padding: 3px;
 color: #FFFFFF;
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#C0C0C0',EndColorStr='#000000');
 background-color: #000000;
 border-color: #330066;
 border-width: 1px;
}

Usage:

<asp:HyperLink ID="hlAdmin" runat="server" Text="System Administration" CssClass="button" />

Result: