jQuery Validator validates IE10 - IE8 but does not work in IE7 at all

[Jerrell_B]

My jQuery validation works in IE10 - IE8 but does not work in IE7. In IE7 the code is not apparent at all however IE10 - IE8 the validator works perfectly. Is there something i can change to make it work in IE7?

I am using jQuery release jquery-1.8.2.min.js.

This is my current jQuery code:

$(function(){

/*hides input field values when user clicks to enter info*/

$('input:text', this.currentForm).each(function(){
        var txtval = $(this).val();
        $(this).focus(function(){
            if($(this).val() == txtval){
                $(this).val('')
            }
        });
        $(this).blur(function(){
            if($(this).val() == ""){
                $(this).val(txtval);
            }
        });
    });


/* form validation part one - content_form */
jVal = {
    //validate firstName
    'firstName': function(){

        //appends #firstNameInfo with .info to body
        $('body').append('<div id="firstNameInfo" class="info"></div>');

        //create variables
        var firstNameInfo = $('#firstNameInfo');
        var ele = $('#firstName');

        var patt = /^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z]{1,20}$/; 

        if(!patt.test(ele.val())) {
            jVal.errors = true;
            firstNameInfo.removeClass('correct').addClass('error');
            ele.removeClass('normal').addClass('wrong');
        }else{
            firstNameInfo.removeClass('error').addClass('correct');
            ele.removeClass('wrong').addClass('normal');
        }
    },

    //validate lastName
    'lastName': function() {

        $('body').append('<div id="lastNameInfo" class="info"></div>');

        var lastNameInfo = $('#lastNameInfo');
        var ele =$('#lastName');

        var patt = /^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z]{1,20}$/;

        if(!patt.test(ele.val())){
            jVal.errors = true;
                lastNameInfo.removeClass('correct').addClass('error');
                ele.removeClass('normal').addClass('wrong');
        }else{
            lastNameInfo.removeClass('error').addClass('correct');
            ele.removeClass('wrong').addClass('normal');
        }
    },
    //validate phone

    'phone' : function(){
        $('body').append('<div id="phoneInfo" class="info"></div>');

        var phoneInfo = $('#phoneInfo');
        var ele = $('#phone');

        var patt = /^((\+?1-)?\d\d\d-)?\d\d\d-\d\d\d\d$/;

        if(!patt.test(ele.val())) {
            jVal.errors = true;
            phoneInfo.removeClass('correct').addClass('error');
            ele.removeClass('normal').addClass('wrong');
        }else{
            phoneInfo.removeClass('error').addClass('correct');
            ele.removeClass('wrong').addClass('normal');
        }
    },

    //validate zipcode 
    'zip' : function() {
        $('body').append('<div id="zipInfo" class="info"></div>');

        var zipInfo = $("#zipInfo");
        var ele = $('#content_form #zip');

        var patt = /^\d\d\d\d\d$/;

        if(!patt.test(ele.val())){
            jVal.errors = true;
                zipInfo.removeClass('correct').addClass('error');
                ele.removeClass('normal').addClass('wrong');
        }else{
            zipInfo.removeClass('error').addClass('correct');
            ele.removeClass('wrong').addClass('normal');
        }
    },
    //submit button code
    'sendForm':function(){
        if(!jVal.errors){
            $('#content_form').submit();
        }
    },
};

$('#content_form #submit').click(function(){
    var obj = $.browser.webkit ? $('body') : $('html');
    jVal.errors = false;
    jVal.firstName();
    jVal.lastName();
    jVal.phone();
    jVal.zip();
    jVal.sendForm();

return false;

$('#firstName').change(jVal.firstName);
$('#lastName').change(jVal.lastName);
$('#email').change(jVal.email);
$('#content_form #zip').change(jVal.zip);

});

/* form validation part two - form */

kVal ={

    'zip' : function() {
        $('body').append('<div id="Infozip" class="info"></div>');

        var Infozip = $("#Infozip");
        var ele = $('#form #zip');

        var patt = /^\d\d\d\d\d$/;

        if(!patt.test(ele.val())){
            kVal.error = true;
                Infozip.removeClass('correct').addClass('error');
                ele.removeClass('normal').addClass('wrong');
        }else{
            Infozip.removeClass('error').addClass('correct');
            ele.removeClass('wrong').addClass('normal');
        }
    },
    //submit button code
    'send':function(){
        if(!kVal.errors){
            $('#form').submit();
        }
    },
};

$('#form button#submit').click(function(){
    var obj = $.browser.webkit ? $('body') : $('html');
    kVal.errors = false;
    kVal.zip();
    kVal.send();

return false;


$('#form #zip').change(kVal.zip);
});


}); /*main function closer*/