# Despite all effort, Preloader still not displaying first

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**Created:** [August 15, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/despite-all-effort-preloader-still-not-displaying-first/294527 "2009-08-15T17:57:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Keslen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@Keslen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Keslen)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/despite-all-effort-preloader-still-not-displaying-first/294527/1 "2009-08-15T17:57:24Z")

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[LIST]  
[_]I don’t export a single thing to the first frame.  
[_]I removed all references to absolutely everything (except my preloader - which is about 10kb) from my document class.  
[\*]The only reference to my main class is a MovieClip which links to it placed on Frame 3 (Frame 2 is reserved for asset loading and is skipped by the preloader).  
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Yet still, when I simulate a download I sit staring at a white screen until the entirety of my main class and the resources it uses have loaded.

Heck, I even got desperate enough to try having my preloader goToAndStop(4) after it finished (frame 4 is completely blank and there is no frame 5). The swf stayed the same size and the loading behaviour didn’t change.

So, I have only one question. What am I missing?

EDIT  
I also attempted, and got working, a multi-swf version. However, my submission medium only accepts single swf work, so unfortunately this option isn’t available to me.  
END EDIT

I would, of course, be willing to provide any other information if it may be relevant.  
Thank you for your help.