if (document.images) {

   img1 = new Image();
   img2 = new Image();
   img3 = new Image();
   img4 = new Image();
   img5 = new Image();
   img6 = new Image();
   img7 = new Image();
   img8 = new Image();

   img1.src = "img/bg_eric007.gif";
   img2.src = "img/about_hov.gif";
   img3.src = "img/magazine_hov.gif";
   img4.src = "img/inaugurated_hov.gif";
   img5.src = "img/artists_hov.gif";
   img6.src = "img/trophycase_hov.gif";
   img7.src = "img/features_hov.gif";
   img8.src = "img/friends_hov.gif";

}