z index background issue in IE - html

Question

I have a jQuery tools scroller set up with controls managing two separate divs of info - one images, the other related text that needs to sit over the top of the images with a transparent bg image. I am using z-indexing to achieve this and am aware of IE's issues with this but am unable to sort it (tested in IE6-8). Image of the issue below:
http://test.shakingpaper.com.au/not_working.png
It seems that the overlayed div is taking on the containers white. Try as I might, I can't resolve this. HTML/CSS code below:
<div id="content">
<div id="nav"></div>
<div class="s4 slideshow">
<div>
<img src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/images/hero_1_white.jpg" width="770" height="367" />
</div>
<div>
<img src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/images/hero_1_white.jpg" width="770" height="367" />
</div>
<div>
<img src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/images/hero_1_white.jpg" width="770" height="367" />
</div>
</div>
<div id="overlay_bg"></div>
<div class="s4 information">
<div>
<h1>Support</h1>
<p>Quisque lacus quam, egestas ac tincidunt a, lacinia vel velit. Aenean facilisis nulla vitae.</p>
<p>Support Us</p>
</div>
<div>
<h1>Events</h1>
<p>Quisque lacegestas ac tincidunt a, lacinia vel velit. Aenean facilisis nulla vitae.</p>
<p>Read More</p>
</div>
<div>
<h1>Regional</h1>
<p>Quisque lacus quam, egestas ac tincidunt a, lacinia vel velit. Aenean facilisis nulla vitae.</p>
<p>Support Us</p>
</div>
</div>
</div> <!-- end of content -->
#content {
height: auto;
min-height: 300px !important;
overflow: hidden;
position:relative;
margin-left: 27px;
width: 770px;
padding-bottom: 43px;
}
#nav {
width: 60px;
z-index: 10000;
position: absolute;
top:340px;
left: 28px;
}
.s4 {
width: 770px;
height: 370px;
overflow: hidden;
}
#nav a {
background-color: transparent;
background-image: url(images/transition.png);
background-position: 0 0;
text-indent: -1000em;
width: 10px;
height: 10px;
display: block;
float: left;
margin-right: 5px;
}
#nav a.activeSlide {
background-position: 0 -10px;
}
#overlay_bg {
background: url(images/soild_block.png) no-repeat;
width: 318px;
height: 339px;
z-index: 5000;
position: absolute;
top: 28px;
}
.information {
position: absolute;
top: 60px;
left: 28px;
z-index: 16000;
width: 290px;
height: 260px;
color: #FFF;
}
.information h1 {
font-size: 50px;
font-style: italic;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.information p {
font-size: 17px;
line-height: 27px;
margin-top: 37px;
}
.information a {
font-size: 13px;
padding-bottom: 2px;
border-bottom: 1px solid;
color: #FFF;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-style: italic;
}
.information a:hover {
color: #000;
}
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Does this happen in every browser or just IE 6? I tested your code in IE 7 & 8 and it appears to overlay the transparent div fine. In IE 6 I have issues like what your image link looked like. If it is only in IE 6 then I would say that it is the transparent png you are using as your background. There are some Java hacks that you can use to fix this issue. Here is a pretty good source I have used before to fix this issue:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bobosola/pnghowto.htm