# Preload external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swf/157669>\
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**Created:** [August 3, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swf/157669 "2005-08-03T16:15:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![ci\_psycho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@ci\_psycho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ci_psycho)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swf/157669/1 "2005-08-03T16:15:19Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m pretty new to Flash and I’m trying to work on my personal web-site, [www.danielhislop.com/pre.html](http://www.danielhislop.com/pre.html) if you need to reference. I am loading the content from external .swf files and I want them to have a preloader, my problem is the preloader works fine until I add my text to the content movie and then it doesn’t show anything while loading and then just pops up 100% and shows the text. I only get to see the preloader on a slow connection simulation so you might not see it at all on my site. Any help will be appreciated thanks.