Custom date field does not show fields 'prior' and 'after' years

When creating a custom date field the entries "Dates may be up to _____ years prior to current date." and "Dates may be up to _____ years after the current date." are not shown in internet explorer. In Firefox these field apparently work fine.

This issue is discussed in the following forum post:

http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/topic,8985.0.html