diff --git a/STARTERKIT/sass/_base.scss b/STARTERKIT/sass/_base.scss
index c9cb77e..9c94b66 100644
--- a/STARTERKIT/sass/_base.scss
+++ b/STARTERKIT/sass/_base.scss
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 // These variables are used by many mixins to add additional CSS to support
 // specific versions of IE or specific vendor prefixes.
 //
-// To turn off support for IE6 or IE7, set those variables to false.
+// To turn on support for IE6 or IE7, set those variables to true.
 //
 // Zen does not require special handling for IE8 or later. But Compass defines
 // more Legacy IE variables that you might find useful for your theme. See the
 // documentation for them at http://compass-style.org/reference/compass/support/
-$legacy-support-for-ie6: true;
-$legacy-support-for-ie7: true;
+$legacy-support-for-ie6: false;
+$legacy-support-for-ie7: false;
 
 
 //