# Please help me with an as3 preloader

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 27, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-with-an-as3-preloader/303793 "2010-01-27T04:36:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![paxtonpacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@paxtonpacker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paxtonpacker)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-with-an-as3-preloader/303793/1 "2010-01-27T04:36:22Z")

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Hi All,

I’m a flash noob and really need some help. I spent two full days trying to figure this out and I’m completely stuck.

I’m using a common preloader technique which basically uses one swf file (preloader.swf) to open another swf file (content.swf) using the following flash object:  
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“content.swf”);

It almost works but the progress never quite makes it to 100% but it suddenly stops around 85% and launches the video early. It screws up the timing and the video becomes out of synch with the audio.

Any help would be GREATLY apprecaited.

You can see what I mean here:  
[http://www.redwoodsmedia.com/help/preloader.html](http://www.redwoodsmedia.com/help/preloader.html)

Source files here:  
[http://www.redwoodsmedia.com/help/flashfiles.zip](http://www.redwoodsmedia.com/help/flashfiles.zip)

Thanks in advance.  
Paxton