IE UI Progress bar don't show up.. Instead page loads up silently..

IE UI Progress bar don't show up.. Instead page loads up silently..

Hi,
 
I am newby to Jquery.  I am trying to achieve image hover effect using jquery in asp.net like when mouse is hovered image changes to something showing highlighed and the other way.
 
All the images are also link (<a>) in my case.
 
The problem is when i click on the link, IE status bar is shown immidiately and gone and then the page loads up silently. User has no idea whats going on.
 
Strange thing is if i dont remove the mouse from image then status bar is shown fine.
 
Thanks in advance!!
 
Saurabh