I have posted this on google groups. and i suppose this is where the discussion happens so i post here again. 

I apologize if this problem has been post or report.

I have a problem using jQuery 1.4 when i use $("#mySelect").change( function(){...my logic...})

This problem only occurs in IE. 6-8 all have the same problem and jQuery 1.3.2 does not have this problem.

This problem occurs when I bind a "change" event on a select and when the page is loaded the selected option is not the first one.

What will happen is when I click on the select and not even have a chance to choose my option, the "change" event is fired. But after the first change, things works normally.

i made a simple sample here:

http://jsbin.com/apufa/

you will notice when you click on the select the alert will fire, but it should only be fired when i actually change the option.

is this a bug?

Thanks