diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 663e3e091f..29181ec7a1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ input.button-highlighted {
 	margin-bottom: -1px;
 }
 
-#side-info-column {
-	height: 0;
+* html #side-info-column {
+	height: auto;
 }
 
 * html #wpbody-content #screen-options-link-wrap {
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/postbox.js b/wp-admin/js/postbox.js
index cd71df5a58..c011871da7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/postbox.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/postbox.js
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@
 				if ( ! $('#post-body').hasClass('has-sidebar') ) {
 					$('#post-body').addClass('has-sidebar');
 					var h = Math.min( $('#post-body').height(), 300 );
-					$('#side-sortables').css({'minHeight':h+'px'});
+					$('#side-sortables').css({'minHeight':h+'px','height':'auto'});
 				}
 			} else {
 				$('#post-body').removeClass('has-sidebar');
 				$('#side-sortables').css({'minHeight':'0'});
+				if ( $.browser.msie && $.browser.version.charAt(0) == 7 )
+					$('#side-sortables').css({'height':'0'});
 			}
 		},
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index b184f04af2..59d4af2873 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -2337,15 +2337,13 @@ fieldset {
 }
 
 .metabox-prefs {
-	padding: 5px 10px 10px;
+	padding: 5px 5px 10px 10px;
 }
 
 .metabox-prefs label {
-	display: block;
-	float: left;
-	padding: 5px 3px;
+	padding-right: 15px;
 	white-space: nowrap;
-	min-width: 14em;
+	line-height: 30px;
 }
 
 .metabox-prefs label input {
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index a0e13ea220..1045cfd739 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 		) );
 		$scripts->add( 'admin-users', '/wp-admin/js/users.js', array('wp-lists'), '20081117' );
 		$scripts->add( 'xfn', '/wp-admin/js/xfn.js', false, '3517' );
-		$scripts->add( 'postbox', '/wp-admin/js/postbox.js', array('jquery-ui-sortable'), '20081109' );
+		$scripts->add( 'postbox', '/wp-admin/js/postbox.js', array('jquery-ui-sortable'), '20081202' );
 		$scripts->localize( 'postbox', 'postboxL10n', array(
 			'requestFile' => admin_url('admin-ajax.php')
 		) );