Unwanted border around swf file in IE

Can anyone tell me why I am getting a border around my swf
file with it is imbedded on a Html page and displayed in Internet
Explorer on a PC?
The swf acts as a link, (pointer becomes a finger), and when
you click once in the swf area, the border disappears and the swf
file becomes active and all other links are working .
See f.ex.
http://www.soundoil.com
I am not getting this when viewing the site in other browsers
or on the Mac.
I use Golive CS and Flash MX.
It looks like this is an IE issue. Do you know of a
workaround?
Thanks on beforehand
ggaarde

I've noticed, not just in this thread but all the other "10
billion threads about this," that every single one of the fixes for
this problem are oriented towards webpage developers -- not for the
internet user. Forgive me if these forums (unbeknownst to me) are
actually dedicated solely to web developers, but I'd still like to
find a solution somewhere for this problem.
An example of the problem I'm facing. The average Joe (such
as myself) is browsing around webpages (including, for example, the
webpage for my online homework) that haven't implemented a fix for
this problem .... Thus, for every ActiveX control, forcing me to
click it first before being able to use it. Just seeing this once
isn't a big deal, but when it comes down to doing a slew of
frustrating homework problems, and being forced to do an extra
click at least once for every single problem ... that just becomes
one extra irritant. And it's a problem on a lot of other webpages
too.
I obviously can't use the "fixes" provided in these topics,
because they're
coding fixes; I can't very well go in and alter commercial
webpages. Of course, I could go and demand the Tech Support guys
for
every webpage I visit to adjust their websites and make
accomodations for this problem. But that seems like a dumb choice,
especially if there's a solution of some sort. Maybe a downloadable
update, or an option in Internet Explorer's settings. Is there
anything out there for the
user to fix this problem? Or am I SOL? Perhaps I just need
to "suck it up."
Thanks in advance.

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