Password regex works in chrome and firefox, but not IE7

Question

The following regular expression works in chrome and firefox, but not IE7:

^((?=.*\\d)(?=.*[az])(?=.*[AZ]).{8,20})$

It needs to contain at least 8 characters and have at least on uppercase and a number. When I try this in IE7, I have to type 14 characters for it to validate. Can someone explain why and what would be the correct expression for all 3 browsers.

I am using an asp:RegularExpressionValidator to validate the password.

Answer 1

been asked before:

Change Password Control RegEx validating oddly in IE 7 only

Answer 2

str.length > 8
/[A-Z]/
/\d/

Three checks vs. one monster regex. Which is easier to read and doesn't cause issues in IE?

if( str.length > 8 && str.search(/[A-Z]/) != -1 && str.search(/\d/) != -1 )
{
   //Don't use big long regex when you don't need it
}