function IV_preloadImages() { 
  if (document.images) {
    var imgFiles = IV_preloadImages.arguments;
    if (document.preloadArray==null) document.preloadArray = new Array();
    var d = document.preloadArray.length;
    with (document) for (var k=0; k<imgFiles.length; k++) if (imgFiles[k].charAt(0)!="#"){
      preloadArray[d] = new Image;
      preloadArray[d++].src = imgFiles[k];
  } }
}