Preload images in slide show?

I’ve used 2 slide shows in this grouping using a modified version of Kirupa’s slide show. Question, will the preloader always show the first time? The images in the slide show vary from 11 to 20kb, most are in the mid teen range. I’ve scrunched them down as much as I can, I’ll resize in pixels if you think that’s the problem rather than the fls slide show design.

You can view the page here http://www.kansaslighting.com/kansaslifhtingfrontpage.html . I’m trying to make the store owner happy w/out grumping one of my associates on this project also, they don’t like the preloader bar showing… The owner practically wants and entry page, and I know that the front page needs text for the SE’s, so hopefully I can serve both issues :O)

So, is it the preloader built in the fla, file size, or change the preloader into a transition…or something. The preloader was showing on their super duper dsl (I didn’t know there was such a thing :O) SBC can be slower than heck sometimes) and the preloader bar shows…I don’t think it’s a big deal, but they do
I look forward to hearing your direction, TIA, Cyn