diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index 79068c0fd..a5c689b10 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ Array.prototype.remove = function(s) {
 	}
 }
 
-function is_msie() {
-	return navigator.userAgent.match("MSIE");
-}
-
 function is_opera() {
 	return window.opera;
 }
@@ -28,7 +24,9 @@ function exception_error(location, e, silent) {
 		msg = "Exception: " + e.name + ", " + e.message + 
 			"\nFunction: " + location + "()" +
 			"\nLocation: " + base_fname + ":" + e.lineNumber;
-		
+
+	} else if (e.description) {
+		msg = "Exception: " + e.description + "\nFunction: " + location + "()";
 	} else {
 		msg = "Exception: " + e + "\nFunction: " + location + "()";
 	}
@@ -534,7 +532,7 @@ function parse_counters(reply, scheduled_call) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (has_img && feed_img && !is_msie()) {
+			if (has_img && feed_img) {
 				if (!feed_img.src.match(id + ".ico")) {
 					feed_img.src = getInitParam("icons_location") + "/" + id + ".ico";
 				}
diff --git a/ie6.css b/ie6.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a1aa43a3..000000000
--- a/ie6.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#infoBoxTitle {
-	display : none;
-}
-
-#headlinesContainer {
-	width: expression(((parseInt(document.getElementById("headlines-frame").clientWidth)-2)+'px'));
-}
-
-#headlinesInnerContainer {
-	position : normal;
-}
-
-div.headlines_normal {
-	overflow : auto;
-}
-
-div.headlines_cdm {
-	overflow : auto;
-}
-
-
diff --git a/ie7.css b/ie7.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 96fd6f49a..000000000
--- a/ie7.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/* div.prefsTabSelected {
-	bottom : 1px;
-} */
-
-table.headlinesList {
-	width: expression(((parseInt(document.getElementById("headlinesInnerContainer").clientWidth)-0)+'px'));
-}
-
diff --git a/prefs.php b/prefs.php
index 76da06048..b75a8b05f 100644
--- a/prefs.php
+++ b/prefs.php
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="functions.js?<?php echo $dt_add ?>"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="prefs.js?<?php echo $dt_add ?>"></script>
 
-	<!--[if lt IE 7]>
-		<script type="text/javascript" src="pngfix.js"></script>
-		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie6.css">
-	<![endif]-->
-
-	<!--[if IE 7]>		
-		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7.css">
-	<![endif]-->
-
 	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
 
 	<script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/tt-rss.js b/tt-rss.js
index 4e0d2a229..d27a94af6 100644
--- a/tt-rss.js
+++ b/tt-rss.js
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ function resize_headlines(delta_x, delta_y) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		debug("resize_headlines: HOR-mode");
+		debug("resize_headlines: HOR-mode: " + hor_offset);
 
 		c_frame.style.width = (400 + hor_offset) + "px";
 		h_frame.style.right = c_frame.offsetWidth - 1 + "px";
@@ -401,37 +401,20 @@ function resize_headlines(delta_x, delta_y) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		debug("resize_headlines: VER-mode");
+		debug("resize_headlines: VER-mode: " + ver_offset);
 
-		if (!is_msie()) {
-			h_frame.style.height = (300 - ver_offset) + "px";
+		h_frame.style.height = (300 - ver_offset) + "px";
 
-			c_frame.style.top = (h_frame.offsetTop + h_frame.offsetHeight + 1) + "px";
-			h_frame.style.height = h_frame.offsetHeight + "px";
+		c_frame.style.top = (h_frame.offsetTop + h_frame.offsetHeight + 1) + "px";
+		h_frame.style.height = h_frame.offsetHeight + "px";
 
-			var theme_c = 0;
+		var theme_c = 0;
 
-			if (getInitParam("theme") == "graycube") theme_c = 1;
+		if (getInitParam("theme") == "graycube") theme_c = 1;
 
-			resize_grab.style.top = (h_frame.offsetTop + h_frame.offsetHeight - 
-				4 - theme_c) + "px";
-			resize_grab.style.display = "block";
-
-		} else {
-			h_frame.style.height = document.documentElement.clientHeight * 0.3 + "px";
-			c_frame.style.top = h_frame.offsetTop + h_frame.offsetHeight + 1 + "px";
-	
-			var c_bottom = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
-	
-			if (f_frame) {
-				c_bottom = f_frame.offsetTop;
-			}
-	
-			c_frame.style.height = c_bottom - (h_frame.offsetTop + 
-				h_frame.offsetHeight + 1) + "px";
-			h_frame.style.height = h_frame.offsetHeight + "px";
-
-		}
+		resize_grab.style.top = (h_frame.offsetTop + h_frame.offsetHeight - 
+			4 - theme_c) + "px";
+		resize_grab.style.display = "block";
 
 	}
 
@@ -472,6 +455,11 @@ function init_second_stage() {
 		ver_offset = parseInt(getCookie("ttrss_offset_ver"));
 		hor_offset = parseInt(getCookie("ttrss_offset_hor"));
 
+		/* fuck IE */
+
+		if (isNaN(hor_offset)) hor_offset = 0;
+		if (isNaN(ver_offset)) ver_offset = 0;
+
 		debug("offsets from cookies [x:y]: " + hor_offset + ":" + ver_offset);
 
 		resize_headlines();
diff --git a/tt-rss.php b/tt-rss.php
index 8fa811208..74e84bea5 100644
--- a/tt-rss.php
+++ b/tt-rss.php
@@ -37,15 +37,6 @@
 		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $user_css_url ?>"/> 
 	<?php } ?>
 
-	<!--[if lt IE 7]>		
-		<script type="text/javascript" src="pngfix.js"></script>
-		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie6.css">
-	<![endif]-->
-
-	<!--[if IE 7]>		
-		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7.css">
-	<![endif]-->
-
 	<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="images/favicon.png">
 
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="prototype.js"></script>