hi i thought i would share the solution i found about why transparent PNG fixes were not woking in my IE6, just in case anyone actually IS out there. it has to do with the security settings, under "ActiveX controls and plugins" enable "Binary and script behaviors" and then it works. great. to give credit, i found the solution on this page: http://www.mywebsite.force9.co.uk/png/png-alpha-transparency.htm thanks /trevor