SWFObject flash player causing slow page load in IE?

[lacantina]

Hi,

We have 57 different flash players on our page that use the below code, they all work fine and all load in 2-3 seconds in Firefox.

Can be seen here: Rap Beat Catalogue

In IE, 57 different instances of the code had to be created in order for the flash players to even appear. So the code was adapted in the following way (see bold number) for each instance:

<!-- Begin Code -->

<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>

<div id="flashPlayer1">
This text will be replaced by the flash music player.
</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
var so1= new SWFObject("playerMini.swf", "mymovie", "75", "30", "7", "#FFFFFF");
so1.addVariable("autoPlay", "no");
so1.addVariable("soundPath", "song.mp3");
so1.write("flashPlayer1");
</script>

<!-- End Code -->


Problem is that while the flash players now appear in IE, it takes the page at least 15 seconds to load in IE!

Is there therefore any way to speed up page loading in IE? Why does Firefox only take 3 seconds to load the same exact page?

Thank you for your help!

PS
Total newbie with flash...

[Web-Design-Guy]

I'd update to the new swfobject v2.0 way of doing things.