# MC ceases working when loaded as external MC

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-ceases-working-when-loaded-as-external-mc/106234
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**Created:** [April 3, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-ceases-working-when-loaded-as-external-mc/106234 "2004-04-03T15:48:23Z")
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### Author: ![mozart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mozart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mozart)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-ceases-working-when-loaded-as-external-mc/106234/1 "2004-04-03T15:48:23Z")

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I’ve created a working modification of the excellent photo gallery in the tutorials section of [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com). trouble is i can’t seem to get it working after i import it into another movie.

instead of loading a functioning movie with buttons visible, paused on the first photo, it loads the first photo in the array into the place holder on my main timeline.

can anyone offer a solution? i’ve tried various \_root combos to no avail…

argh!

postscript: i just read about \_lockroot which would probably take care of this, however, i want to export in player 6 not 7.