<label class="bx">First Name </label><span class="bx"> <input name="PeopleFriendsForm:GeneralInfoFriend:txtFirstName" type="text" value="Naomi" maxlength="25" id="PeopleFriendsForm_GeneralInfoFriend_txtFirstName" /> <span controltovalidate="PeopleFriendsForm_GeneralInfoFriend_txtFirstName" errormessage="First Name is Required" display="Dynamic" id="PeopleFriendsForm_GeneralInfoFriend_rqfvFirstName" evaluationfunction="RequiredFieldValidatorEvaluateIsValid" initialvalue="" style="color:Red;display:none;">First Name is Required</span></span>Is says here display:none, but the message actually remains on the screen.