--- jquery/jquery-1.2.3.js	Wed Feb  6 13:23:17 2008
+++ jquery/jquery-patched.js	Thu Feb 21 05:56:55 2008
@@ -2838,9 +2838,16 @@
 	},
 
 	httpData: function( r, type ) {
+		var isIE = window.ActiveXObject ? true : false;
 		var ct = r.getResponseHeader("content-type");
 		var xml = type == "xml" || !type && ct && ct.indexOf("xml") >= 0;
-		var data = xml ? r.responseXML : r.responseText;
+		var data = xml ? (isIE ? r.responseText : r.responseXML) : r.responseText;
+
+		if (isIE) {
+			var xmldom = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLDOM');
+			xmldom.loadXML(r.responseText);
+			data = xmldom;
+		}
 
 		if ( xml && data.documentElement.tagName == "parsererror" )
 			throw "parsererror";