Ok so i want to make my border css only applicable to ie8 or earlier (as in not ie9 when it comes out).

purpose: so that in ie, the missing dropshadow will be replaced with a border:

the * hack doesnt seem to be working? im testing in ie8 locally...

input, textarea{
display:block;
border:none;
*border: 1px solid #000;
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 1px 1px #999;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 1px 1px #999;
box-shadow: 0px 0px 1px 1px #999;

-moz-border-radius: 2px;
-webkit-border-radius: 2px; 
margin: 1px 0px 10px 0px;
font-size:12px;
color:#494949;
}