function preloadImages(id) {
    var c = new Array();
    $(id+' img').each( function(j) {
        c[j] = new Image();
        c[j].src = this.src;

        if ( $.browser.msie ) {
            this.style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled='true',sizingMethod='image',src='"+ this.src +"')"; 
        }
    });

}