Help needed with 'stall' in animation banner

[TN Todd]

I am having trouble with the appearance of a site I am building. The site utilizes a drop down menu and a .swf animated banner.

The issue is that as the banner loads the animation "stalls" as it starts to spell out the acronym "SUSRIS" on the right. The stall we are seeing doesn't keep the banner from eventually loading. It's just a brief (1-3 sec) delay that usually happens after the first 'S' appears.

http://www.computer-services.us/saf/...king-fahd.html


I know this seems minor but it's something the customer is very worried about.

Is there a way to force the banner to completly load before the menu bar (or vise-versa) to prevent the stall?

Thanks.....