# Help with loading swf with preloader at \_root level

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-loading-swf-with-preloader-at--root-level/297326>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 30, 2009, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-loading-swf-with-preloader-at--root-level/297326 "2009-09-30T10:09:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![patspats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b782af/32.png) [@patspats](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patspats)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-loading-swf-with-preloader-at--root-level/297326/1 "2009-09-30T10:09:15Z")

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Hi there

I have a swf file (“myfile.swf”) which i want to load using preloader.

I referred many tutorials for preloader but problem is I want to load “myfile.swf” at \_root level as I have referenced many movieclips in it as for example \_root.mc1.mc2

Is there a way to do this ???

I tried following but may be i am mistaking somewhere…

1. I used preloader in frame 1 and frame 2 and swf content in frame 3 but the file is so huge that the preloading almost starts at around 69% or so

2. I kept preloader in scene 1 and swf content in scene 2. But i cannot see the preloader or i can see at 98% or 99%

3. I used preloader in “pre.swf” and used loadMovie() to load “myfile.swf” at \_root. But as i m loading “myfile.swf” at \_root so preloader’s code is overwritten and so i m not able to see preloader

Please somebody suggest or give some solution for this…

My “myfile.swf” is very complicated file and so i cannot change all the movieclips which i have referenced as “\_root.mc1.mc2”.

Thanks a lot for help in advance

Regards