Missing image link

hello.
one of the rollover images on my webpage does not show up and
only shows a red x. i've checked all the rollover links and
everything is correct. i've also checked that all images are
uploaded to the site. i can't seem to find a solution. could
someone please help? this is the page link:
http://www.pwlarchitect.com/nav.data_/nav.html
everything works just fine in safari but doesn't work in
internet explorer.
thanks for your help!

Right click on that image and properties and you'll get the
path of the missing image. For your case it is:
http://www.pwlarchitect.com/nav.data_/images/prjs1-over.jpg
which you can see is missing.

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