hey thanks guys...
notjustgraphics: i've actually loaded that code last night on my new version of the site, and what happens is for some reason my javascript rollovers stop working...so i guess i'll have to do the css image replacement procedure instead....
i also found a php way of doing the png fix, so that it doesn't use javascripting, but it's slightly over my head...for now...i'm teaching myself php so i can customize my wordpress blogsite, so in a couple of months i'll come back to that site and try again

here's the link for it.
PNG-24 Alpha Transparency With Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or better (MSIE 5.5+)
thanks tamlin, I have that program on my computer somewhere's just forgot to use it, so thanks for the reminder