.hide() not hiding element before document is ready in IE 6, slideUp/slideDown not working in IE 6

.hide() not hiding element before document is ready in IE 6, slideUp/slideDown not working in IE 6

Hello gang,

Basically, I have an element I want to hide before it is shown when a condition is met. For reference, it's checking whether a particular radio button is selected.
  1. if ($('[name="'+q1110.name+'"][value="'+q1110.value+'"]:not([checked])')) $('#_divhide').hide(1, function () { q1110.toggle = false; });
Right now, only in IE 6, it shows that element for a split second, then hides it. I don't want it shown at all unless the radio button is checked. As usual, I can't manipulate anything in HTML unless it's done through JS.

Also, the slideUp and slideDown functions don't work properly in IE 6. They do hide and show, but the animation isn't smooth. The element disappears and reappears without any animated effects. It's kind of a bummer since it works perfectly in FF 3.6.

Thanks,

Eugene "Eggers"