# Help with my preloader?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 24, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221 "2003-08-24T12:04:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ashleek007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Ashleek007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ashleek007)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/1 "2003-08-24T12:04:44Z")
can anybody help me with this \*\*\*\*\*\*!🙂 ---
**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:** [August 24, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/2 "2003-08-24T12:16:29Z")
Erm … what’s the problem ? ---
**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:** [August 24, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/3 "2003-08-24T12:32:14Z")
sorry its my preloader, ive just tried to upload it but the file size is too big its just that when I go onto the website the preloader doesnt come up ive used the tutes and it looks like I have the correct coding, but looks like it loads before the preloader does?! any ideas? cheers ASH:) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2003, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/4 "2003-08-24T12:33:36Z")
Have you got items in the library that are exported for actionscript in the first frame ? Do you use components ? Those are the two most common things that mess up preloaders. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/5 "2003-08-24T12:42:22Z")
ive used things from the library in the preloader like a logo do you think I should get rid and just have the basic preloader? I dont know about components?? ash:) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/6 "2003-08-24T12:47:06Z")
If they are in the library but they are not exported for actionscript, then there’s no problem with it. If it’s in the library and it’s exported for actionscript, but not in the first frame, then there’s no problem either. But if they are in the library, exported for actionscript and exported in the first frame, then that might be the problem. Also, a preloader should be kept simple. It has to load the preloader too before it can display it. So if you use an image in your preloader, then try removing it. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/7 "2003-08-24T12:56:44Z")
cheers ill try that I take it that the preloader has to be in the first scene also? If I am loading each scene indipendantly and placing it on top of the last, is it better to put a preloader at the start of each scene? ---
**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:** [August 24, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/8 "2003-08-24T12:59:31Z")
I’ve never worked with scenes (I always work with external swfs), but that sounds logical 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 24, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/9 "2003-08-24T13:02:03Z")
do you not feel that working with external .swf’s though is a lot more time consuming than just using scenes? neways…thanks for the help!🙂 ---
**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:** [August 24, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-preloader/29221/10 "2003-08-24T13:17:46Z")
No, actually not. I find scenes very annoying and external swfs are way easier to handle imo.