CSS gradient problem

Har ett css problem med Internet Explorer (vad annars!) Jag använder http://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/ för att göra en gradient. Det funkar fint i alla webbläsare utom IE. Koden ser ut så här:

*background:#ffffff url(../images/gradient.png) repeat-x bottom center ;*/
background: #ffffff; /* Old browsers */
/* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, *#ffffff 0%, #fffefb 52%, #fff4f0 78%, #f4ddd9 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#ffffff), color-stop(52%,#fffefb), color-stop(78%,#fff4f0), color-stop(100%,#f4ddd9)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, *#ffffff 0%,#fffefb 52%,#fff4f0 78%,#f4ddd9 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, *#ffffff 0%,#fffefb 52%,#fff4f0 78%,#f4ddd9 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, *#ffffff 0%,#fffefb 52%,#fff4f0 78%,#f4ddd9 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, *#ffffff 0%,#fffefb 52%,#fff4f0 78%,#f4ddd9 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#f4ddd9',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */

Jag har lagt in taggen:

<!--[if gte IE 9]>
  <style type="text/css">
    .gradient {
       filter: none;
    }
  </style>
<![endif]-->

I header. Men likt förbannat så blir den för hög i IE. Är det någon som vet hur jag löser detta?

Tacksam för all hjälp!