embedded sounds don't play when hidden=true

if i embed my sound file like this:

<embed src="sounds/sound.wav" hidden="false" autostart="false"
loop="false" name="my_sound" id="my_sound">

it plays fine when called with javascript:

document.my_sound.play();

if i embed it with the hidden = true attribute set, there's no sound.
this is happening on IE 6.0.

any ideas how to get around this?

tks

"dica" <s_mumby.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> if i embed my sound file like this:
>
> <embed src="sounds/sound.wav" hidden="false" autostart="false"
> loop="false" name="my_sound" id="my_sound">
>
> it plays fine when called with javascript:
>
> document.my_sound.play();
>
> if i embed it with the hidden = true attribute set, there's no sound.
> this is happening on IE 6.0.
>
> any ideas how to get around this?
>
> tks

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