# Disabling MC

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-mc/65322>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 25, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-mc/65322 "2004-09-25T00:16:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@Dane](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dane)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-mc/65322/1 "2004-09-25T00:16:15Z")

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Hey

Im trying to disable a movieclip from another movieclip.

\_root.mc.enabled = false;

But it has no effect… Is there another way??

Thanx

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-mc/65322/2 "2004-09-25T05:01:42Z")

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\_visible = false;

This will also make it invisible, but you won’t be able to use the movie anymore 😉