Flash loading & IE

[dirt29]

I'm having some issues with Flash files and IE7. Basically, when you load the page with the .swf embedded in it you will get at the bottom of the page:

(1 Item remaining to load)

And this will just sit & sit and never go away unless you hit refresh. This is problematic on this site because for whatever reason it affects the JavaScript from loading properly for the drop-down menus.

here's a link to the site, if anyone wants to take a look: http://www.archadeck.com/

I've done some reading on the internet, and there seems to be some issues with with embedded Flash files, but can someone who knows explain to me in a little more detail why this occurs and if there is a way to actually fix the problem?

Thanks in advance,

[infinityspiral]

I use an alternate method that calls in the flash file from an external .js file. Here's how I avoid the embed and call the flash object into the page:

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="file.swf" width="200" height="5"><param name="movie" value="file.swf" /></object>