function preloadImages() {
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src="images/"+a[i];}}
}

var slideShowSpeed,crossFadeDuration,timerID,p;
var Pic=new Array();
var preLoad=new Array();
var j=0;

function setUpSlideShow(speed,fadeDuration,imgs){
	slideShowSpeed=speed;
	crossFadeDuration=fadeDuration;
	for(i=0;i<imgs.length;i++){
		Pic[Pic.length]=imgs[i];
		preLoad[i]=new Image();
		preLoad[i].src="images/"+imgs[i];
	}
	p=Pic.length;
}

function runSlideShow(){
	if(document.all){
		with(document.images.middle){
			style.filter="blendTrans(duration=2)";
			style.filter="blendTrans(duration=crossFadeDuration)";
			filters.blendTrans.Apply();
		}
	}
   	document.images["middle"].src=preLoad[j].src;
	if(document.all){
    	document.images["middle"].filters.blendTrans.Play();
	}
	j++;
	if(j>(p-1))j=0;
	timerID=setTimeout('runSlideShow()', slideShowSpeed);
}