.sidemenu {
    position:relative; 
    left: 2px;
    z-index:1000;
    font-size:100%;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.sidemenu ul {
    color: #fff;
    padding:0;
    margin:0;
    list-style-type:none;
    width:200px;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .sidemenu ul {margin-left:-16px; ma\rgin-left:0;}
/* position relative so that you can position the sub levels */
.sidemenu li {
    position:relative;
}

/* get rid of the table */
    table {position:absolute; top:0; left:0; z-index:100; font-size:1em;}

/* style the links */
.sidemenu a, .sidemenu a:visited {
    display: block; 
    text-decoration: none;
    height: 34px;
    line-height: 34px;
    width: 200px;
    color: #fff;
    background: #8c2e2f url(images/sub_button.jpg) no-repeat;
    text-indent: 15px;
    border-right: 0px solid #601617;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .sidemenu a, * html .sidemenu a:visited {width:200px; w\idth:199px;}
/* style the link hover */
.sidemenu a:hover{
    color:#fff; 
background: #8c2e2f url(images/sub_button_roll.jpg) no-repeat;
}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.sidemenu ul ul {
    visibility:hidden;
    position:absolute;
    top:5;
    left:200px; 
}
/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.sidemenu ul :hover ul{
    visibility:visible;
}
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.sidemenu ul :hover ul ul{
    visibility:hidden;
}
/* keep the fourth level hidden when you hover on second level list OR link */
.sidemenu ul :hover ul :hover ul ul{
    visibility:hidden;
}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.sidemenu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ 
    visibility:visible;
}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.sidemenu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul { 
    visibility:visible;
}