Slideshow pro swf not showing in WordPress 3.0

Hi
I created a slideshow in flash with slideshow pro.. when i preview the swf in flash everything works fine.

i am trying to use this swf in my header file of my theme. however, all other components of the flash except the slideshow pro components are showing up… i used absolute links including in my fla file as wel as my xml file… i can access all the files INDEPENDENTLY via my browser, so i know the directories are accessible. I do not want to use a plugin for this as i have done this several times before up to version 2.9.

is there an issue with slideshow pro or SWF in version 3.0 that i am not aware of?

Any suggestions would be appreciated