# \[F8\] External Preloader Issues

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-external-preloader-issues/170617>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 28, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-external-preloader-issues/170617 "2005-11-28T04:38:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![pjo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d9b06d/32.png) [@pjo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pjo)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-external-preloader-issues/170617/1 "2005-11-28T04:38:27Z")

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I am having a problem with my preloader. I usually use a seperate scene to place my prealoder into, but components are loading in frame 1 delaying my preloader from apprearing. I have tried unchecking the export in frame one and the usual methods, but it has not helped. I have concluded that I need to make an external preloader to load first and then load an external swf.

This is obviously a common problem, but after a lot of searching i am suprised that i can not find a simple solution on how to do this. I am a beginner, so any advice will have to be extremely dumbed down. A generic piece of actionscript which I could place onto my external preloader would be most helpfull. Please be aware I am rubbish at actionscript but i will try my best to understand because i really am desperate for help. I would like to know how to do this successfully so I could aply it to all flash I use in the future, so something clean and generic would be great.

Thanks in advance for any help.