diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
index c93e47e1f9..55295e433c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 </div><!-- wpwrap -->
 
 <div id="footer">
-<p><?php
+<p id="footer-left" class="alignleft"><?php
 do_action( 'in_admin_footer' );
 $upgrade = apply_filters( 'update_footer', '' );
-echo '<span id="footer-thankyou">' . __('Thank you for creating with <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>.').'</span> | '.__('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/">Documentation</a>').' | '.__('<a href="http://wordpress.org/support/forum/4">Feedback</a>').' <span id="footer-upgrade">'.$upgrade . '</span>';
-?>
+echo '<span id="footer-thankyou">' . __('Thank you for creating with <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>.').'</span> | '.__('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/">Documentation</a>').' | '.__('<a href="http://wordpress.org/support/forum/4">Feedback</a>'); ?>
 </p>
+<?php if ( $is_IE ) browse_happy(); ?>
+<p id="footer-upgrade" class="alignright"><?php echo $upgrade; ?></p>
+<div class="clear"></div>
 </div>
 <?php do_action('admin_footer', ''); ?>
 <script type="text/javascript">if(typeof wpOnload=='function')wpOnload();</script>
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/global.css b/wp-admin/css/global.css
index 0d6a04df82..a8944e04e0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/global.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/global.css
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ input[type="radio"] {
 }
 
 /* styles for use by people extending the WordPress interface */
+html,
+body {
+	height: 100%;
+}
 
 body,
 td {
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 9a96c10fa7..d250606258 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* Fixes for IE bugs */
+
 input.button,
 input.button-secondary,
 input.button-highlighted {
@@ -21,12 +22,8 @@ input.button-highlighted {
 	margin-bottom: -1px;
 }
 
-#wpbody-content .postbox .inside {
-	
-}
-
-#wphead-info {
-	float: right;
+#side-info-column {
+	height: 0;
 }
 
 * html #wpbody-content #screen-options-link-wrap {
@@ -211,9 +208,10 @@ a.button {
 	z-index: 12;
 }
 
-#user_info + div#favorite-actions {
-	float: none; 
- 	right: 15px;
+#favorite-inside,
+#favorite-inside a,
+.favorite-action {
+	zoom: 100%;
 }
 
 #post-status-info,
@@ -243,28 +241,12 @@ li.widget-list-control-item h4,
 	zoom: 100%;
 }
 
-#favorite-inside,
-#favorite-inside a,
-.favorite-action {
-	z-index: 11;
-	zoom: 100%;
-}
-
-#wphead-info {
-	width: 350px;
-	max-width: 350px;
-}
-
 p.search-box {
 	position: static;
 	float: right;
 	margin: -3px 0 4px;
 }
 
-#wpbody .wrap {
-	position: static;
-}
-
 * html #editorcontainer {
 	padding: 0;
 }
@@ -293,7 +275,7 @@ form#template div {
 }
 
 #bh {
-	margin: 3px 0 0 6px;
+	margin: 7px 10px 0 0;
 	float: right;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/browse-happy.gif b/wp-admin/images/browse-happy.gif
index 09f13bc3c7..c5b64a5e92 100644
Binary files a/wp-admin/images/browse-happy.gif and b/wp-admin/images/browse-happy.gif differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 0a4140695e..4cb922e10e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -818,9 +818,10 @@ a.view-comment-post-link {
 }
 
 /* Admin Header */
-
 #wphead-info {
-	margin: 0 15px;
+	margin: 0 0 0 15px;
+	padding-right: 15px;
+	float: right;
 }
 
 #user_info {
@@ -1181,40 +1182,28 @@ strong .post-com-count {
 /* end menu stuff */
 
 /* Admin Footer */
-
-html, body {
-	height: 100%;
-}
-
 #footer {
-	word-spacing: .3em;
-	font-size: 12px;
-	margin-top: -47px;
+	margin-top: -45px;
 }
 
-#footer #footer-thankyou, #footer #footer-upgrade, #footer #footer-thankyou a, #footer #footer-upgrade a {
+#footer,
+#footer a {
 	font-size: 12px;
-	word-spacing: 0;
 	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif;
 	font-style: italic;
 }
 
-#footer #footer-upgrade {
-	position: absolute;
-	right: 15px;
-}
-
 #footer p {
 	margin: 0;
 	padding: 15px;
+	line-height: 15px;
 }
 
 #footer a {
 	text-decoration: none;
-	font-size: 11px;
 }
 
-#footer p a:hover {
+#footer a:hover {
 	text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
@@ -1598,6 +1587,7 @@ table.form-table td .updated {
 .ui-sortable .postbox .hndle span {
 	padding: 6px 0;
 }
+
 .ui-sortable .postbox .hndle {
 	cursor: move;
 }