diff --git a/galleryscript.js b/galleryscript.js
index e7bbbb8..e511a06 100644
--- a/galleryscript.js
+++ b/galleryscript.js
@@ -994,8 +994,10 @@ function showbigimage(i) {
             '<img id="imagesingle" src="'+mediumstr+'"></a></div>');
         $('#imagesingle').css('max-width',width);
         $('#imagesingle').css('max-height',height);
-        $('#imagesingle').css('width','auto');
-        $('#imagesingle').css('height',height);
+        if ($.browser.msie) { // IE does not work with max*
+            $('#imagesingle').css('width','auto');
+            $('#imagesingle').css('height',height);
+        }
     }
     $('#imagecontainer').css('height',height);
     
@@ -1069,9 +1071,12 @@ function preloadcheck() {
     var colorValue=32*completed/imgs.length + 223;
     $('#desccontainer').css('background-color',"rgb("+colorValue+","+colorValue+","+colorValue+")"); 
     if (imgs.length==completed) { 
-        clearInterval(preloader);     
-        //$('#desccontainer').css('background-color',"rgba(255,255,255,0)");  FIX for IE
-        $('#desccontainer').css('background-color',"rgb(255,255,255)");  
+        clearInterval(preloader);
+        if ($.browser.msie) {      
+            $('#desccontainer').css('background-color',"rgb(255,255,255)");
+        } else {
+            $('#desccontainer').css('background-color',"rgba(255,255,255,0)");
+        }
     }
     return;
 }