function preloader() {
    //window.alert("Hi! I'm preloader!");
    var i = 0;  // counter

    var imageObj = new Array();  // create object

    // set image list
    var images = new Array();
    images[0]="img/slideshow/1.jpg";
    images[1]="img/slideshow/2.jpg";
    images[2]="img/left_logo.gif";
    images[3]="img/home_btn.png";
    images[4]="img/scoreboards_for_sale_btn.png";
    images[5]="img/quick_quote_btn.png";
    images[6]="img/specials_btn.png";
    images[7]="img/support_btn.png";
    images[8]="img/contact_us_btn.png";

    images[9]="img/body_background.png";
    images[10]="img/right_logo_home.gif";
    images[11]="img/menu_baseball.png";
    images[12]="img/menu_basketball.png";
    images[13]="img/menu_football.png";
    images[14]="img/menu_hockey.png";
    images[15]="img/menu_soccer.png";
    images[16]="img/menu_more.png";
    images[17]="img/scoreboards_for_sale_btn.png";
    images[18]="img/call_now.gif";
    images[19]="img/menu_background.png";
    images[20]="img/panel_background.jpg";
    images[21]="img/quick_quote_btn.png";
    images[22]="img/specials_btn.png";
    images[23]="img/bkgr_content.png";
    images[24]="img/bottom_menu_background.png";
    images[25]="img/scoreboards_logo.png";

    images[26]="img/contact_us_active_btn.png";
    images[27]="img/support_active_btn.png";
    images[28]="img/specials_active_btn.png";
    images[29]="img/quick_quote_active_btn.png";
    images[30]="img/scoreboards_for_sale_active_btn.png";
    images[31]="img/scoreboards_for_sale_background.jpg";
    images[32]="img/quick_quote_header.png";
    images[33]="img/panel_right_background.jpg";
    images[34]="img/submit_button.png";
    images[35]="img/contest_form_field_background.png";
    images[36]="img/support_header.png";
    images[37]="img/800-230-0948.png";
    images[38]="img/contact_us_header.png";
    images[39]="img/scoreboards_logo.png";
    images[40]="images/colors/amber.png";
    images[41]="images/colors/cardinal_red.png";
    images[42]="images/colors/egyptian_blue.png";
    images[43]="images/colors/golden_yellow.png";
    images[44]="images/colors/hunter_green.png";
    images[45]="images/colors/icy_blue.png";
    images[46]="images/colors/indigo_purple.png";
    images[47]="images/colors/jolly_green.png";
    images[48]="images/colors/matte_black.png";
    images[49]="images/colors/matte_white.png";
    images[50]="images/colors/merchant_maroon.png";
    images[51]="images/colors/metallic_gold.png";
    images[52]="images/colors/navy_blue.png";
    images[53]="images/colors/none.png";
    images[54]="images/colors/power_purple.png";
    images[55]="images/colors/racing_red.png";
    images[56]="images/colors/red.png";
    images[57]="images/colors/royal_blue.png";
    images[58]="images/colors/sandy_tan.png";
    images[59]="images/colors/shamrock_green.png";
    images[60]="images/colors/silver_gray.png";
    images[61]="images/colors/stone_tan.png";
    images[62]="images/colors/tiger_orange.png";
    images[63]="images/colors/white.png";
    images[64]="img/baseball_scoreboards_sport_header.jpg";
    images[65]="img/basketball_scoreboards_sport_header.jpg";
    images[66]="img/football_scoreboards_sport_header.jpg";
    images[67]="img/hockey_scoreboards_sport_header.jpg";
    images[68]="img/soccer_scoreboards_sport_header.jpg";
	images[69]="img/slideshow/3.jpg";
	images[70]="img/slideshow/4.jpg";
	images[71]="img/slideshow/l1.jpg";
	images[72]="img/slideshow/l2.jpg";
	images[73]="img/slideshow/l3.jpg";
	images[74]="img/slideshow/l4.jpg";
	images[75]="img/slideshow/l5.jpg";
	images[76]="img/next_button.jpg";
	images[77]="img/previous_button.jpg";
	images[78]="img/slideshow_navigation_background.jpg";

    for(i=0; i<=78; i++){
        imageObj[i] = new Image();
        imageObj[i].src=images[i];
    }
}