diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
index 0536f44336..0beb5bca0a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require_once('admin-db.php');
 
 define('DOING_AJAX', true);
 
+
 check_ajax_referer();
 if ( !is_user_logged_in() )
 	die('-1');
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ function wp_ajax_echo_meta( $pid, $mid, $key, $value ) {
 	$value = wp_specialchars($value, true);
 	$key_js = addslashes(wp_specialchars($key, 'double'));
 	$key = wp_specialchars($key, true);
-	$r  = "<meta><id>$mid</id><postid>$pid</postid><newitem><![CDATA[";
+	$r  = "<meta><id>$mid</id><postid>$pid</postid><newitem><![CDATA[<table><tbody>";
 	$r .= "<tr id='meta-$mid'><td valign='top'>";
 	$r .= "<input name='meta[$mid][key]' tabindex='6' onkeypress='return killSubmit(\"theList.ajaxUpdater(&#039;meta&#039;,&#039;meta-$mid&#039;);\",event);' type='text' size='20' value='$key' />";
 	$r .= "</td><td><textarea name='meta[$mid][value]' tabindex='6' rows='2' cols='30'>$value</textarea></td><td align='center'>";
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ function wp_ajax_echo_meta( $pid, $mid, $key, $value ) {
 	$r .= "<input name='deletemeta[$mid]' type='submit' onclick=\"return deleteSomething( 'meta', $mid, '";
 	$r .= sprintf(__("You are about to delete the &quot;%s&quot; custom field on this post.\\n&quot;OK&quot; to delete, &quot;Cancel&quot; to stop."), $key_js);
 	$r .= "' );\" class='deletemeta' tabindex='6' value='Delete' />";
-	$r .= "</td></tr>]]></newitem></meta>";
+	$r .= "</td></tr></tbody></table>]]></newitem></meta>";
 	return $r;
 }
 
@@ -147,9 +148,9 @@ case 'add-cat' : // From Manage->Categories
 	$cat_full_name = wp_specialchars( $cat_full_name, 1 );
 
 	$r  = "<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?><ajaxresponse>";
-	$r .= "<cat><id>$cat->cat_ID</id><name>$cat_full_name</name><newitem><![CDATA[";
+	$r .= "<cat><id>$cat->cat_ID</id><name>$cat_full_name</name><newitem><![CDATA[<table><tbody>";
 	$r .= _cat_row( $cat, $level, $cat_full_name );
-	$r .= "]]></newitem></cat></ajaxresponse>";
+	$r .= "</tbody></table>]]></newitem></cat></ajaxresponse>";
 	header('Content-type: text/xml');
 	die($r);
 	break;
@@ -206,9 +207,9 @@ case 'add-user' :
 	} elseif ( !$user_id ) {
 		die('0');
 	}
-	$r  = "<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?><ajaxresponse><user><id>$user_id</id><newitem><![CDATA[";
+	$r  = "<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?><ajaxresponse><user><id>$user_id</id><newitem><![CDATA[<table><tbody>";
 	$r .= user_row( $user_id );
-	$r .= "]]></newitem></user></ajaxresponse>";
+	$r .= "</tbody></table>]]></newitem></user></ajaxresponse>";
 	header('Content-type: text/xml');
 	die($r);
 	break;
diff --git a/wp-admin/cat-js.php b/wp-admin/cat-js.php
index 2eb6001fb8..c286168c72 100644
--- a/wp-admin/cat-js.php
+++ b/wp-admin/cat-js.php
@@ -5,10 +5,31 @@ cache_javascript_headers();
 addLoadEvent(function(){catList=new listMan('categorychecklist');catList.ajaxRespEl='jaxcat';catList.topAdder=1;catList.alt=0;catList.showLink=0;});
 addLoadEvent(newCatAddIn);
 function newCatAddIn() {
-	var jaxcat = $('jaxcat');
-	if ( !jaxcat )
-		return false;
-	jaxcat.update('<span id="ajaxcat"><input type="text" name="newcat" id="newcat" size="16" autocomplete="off"/><input type="button" name="Button" id="catadd" value="Add"/><span id="howto"><?php _e('Separate multiple categories with commas.'); ?></span></span>');
-	$('newcat').onkeypress = function(e) { return killSubmit("catList.ajaxAdder('category','jaxcat');", e); };
-	$('catadd').onclick = function() { catList.ajaxAdder('category', 'jaxcat'); };
+	if ( !document.getElementById('jaxcat') ) return false;
+	var ajaxcat = document.createElement('span');
+	ajaxcat.id = 'ajaxcat';
+
+	newcat = document.createElement('input');
+	newcat.type = 'text';
+	newcat.name = 'newcat';
+	newcat.id = 'newcat';
+	newcat.size = '16';
+	newcat.setAttribute('autocomplete', 'off');
+	newcat.onkeypress = function(e) { return killSubmit("catList.ajaxAdder('category','categorydiv');", e); };
+
+	var newcatSub = document.createElement('input');
+	newcatSub.type = 'button';
+	newcatSub.name = 'Button';
+	newcatSub.id = 'catadd';
+	newcatSub.value = 'Add';
+	newcatSub.onclick = function() { catList.ajaxAdder('category', 'categorydiv'); };
+
+	ajaxcat.appendChild(newcat);
+	ajaxcat.appendChild(newcatSub);
+	document.getElementById('jaxcat').appendChild(ajaxcat);
+
+	howto = document.createElement('span');
+	howto.innerHTML = "<?php _e('Separate multiple categories with commas.'); ?>";
+	howto.id = 'howto';
+	ajaxcat.appendChild(howto);
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/custom-fields.js b/wp-admin/custom-fields.js
index d463ddcebf..e86c87ebd6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/custom-fields.js
+++ b/wp-admin/custom-fields.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 function customFieldsOnComplete() {
-	var pidEl = $('post_ID');
+	var pidEl = document.getElementById('post_ID');
 	pidEl.name = 'post_ID';
 	pidEl.value = getNodeValue(theList.ajaxAdd.responseXML, 'postid');
-	var aEl = $('hiddenaction')
+	var aEl = document.getElementById('hiddenaction')
 	if ( aEl.value == 'post' ) aEl.value = 'postajaxpost';
 }
 addLoadEvent(customFieldsAddIn);
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ function customFieldsAddIn() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	$('metakeyinput').onkeypress = function(e) {return killSubmit('theList.inputData+="&id="+$("post_ID").value;theList.ajaxAdder("meta", "newmeta");', e); };
-	$('updatemetasub').onclick = function(e) {return killSubmit('theList.inputData+="&id="+$("post_ID").value;theList.ajaxAdder("meta", "newmeta");', e); };
+	document.getElementById('metakeyinput').onkeypress = function(e) {return killSubmit('theList.inputData+="&id="+document.getElementById("post_ID").value;theList.ajaxAdder("meta", "newmeta");', e); };
+	document.getElementById('updatemetasub').onclick = function(e) {return killSubmit('theList.inputData+="&id="+document.getElementById("post_ID").value;theList.ajaxAdder("meta", "newmeta");', e); };
 }
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 7ebcdae27c..d5a8986134 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ class WP_Scripts {
 		$this->add( 'wp_tiny_mce', '/wp-includes/js/tinymce/tiny_mce_config.php', array('tiny_mce'), '04162006' );
 		$this->add( 'prototype', '/wp-includes/js/prototype.js', false, '1.5.0');
 		$this->add( 'autosave', '/wp-includes/js/autosave.js.php', array('prototype', 'sack'), '4107');
-		$this->add( 'wp-ajax', '/wp-includes/js/wp-ajax-js.php', array('prototype'), rand());
-		$this->add( 'listman', '/wp-includes/js/list-manipulation-js.php', array('wp-ajax', 'fat'), rand());
 		if ( is_admin() ) {
 			$this->add( 'dbx-admin-key', '/wp-admin/dbx-admin-key-js.php', array('dbx'), '3651' );
-			$this->add( 'listman-old', '/wp-admin/list-manipulation-js.php', array('sack', 'fat'), '4042' ); // Make changeset # the correct one
+			$this->add( 'listman', '/wp-admin/list-manipulation-js.php', array('sack', 'fat'), '4042' ); // Make changeset # the correct one
 			$this->add( 'ajaxcat', '/wp-admin/cat-js.php', array('listman'), '3684' );
 			$this->add( 'admin-categories', '/wp-admin/categories.js', array('listman'), '3684' );
 			$this->add( 'admin-custom-fields', '/wp-admin/custom-fields.js', array('listman'), '3733' );