# Preloader lag time

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-lag-time/188723>\
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**Created:** [May 10, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-lag-time/188723 "2006-05-10T11:09:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![gorotron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e274bd/32.png) [@gorotron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gorotron)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-lag-time/188723/1 "2006-05-10T11:09:53Z")

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Hello, I just utilized the kirupa tutorial and actionscript on installing a preloader for an external jpg. ([http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/moviecliploader.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/moviecliploader.htm))

I was pretty happy with it until I tested it on my slow (stolen wirelessly from my neighbor) pc laptop connection. There is like a 2 or 3 second pause before the preloader bar shows up (while it’s waiting to make the server connection), and that really sucks, because I know that for many impatient people out there, that’s too long, and they’ll click somewhere else in the meantime. I don’t mean to sound picky about this–on my cable connection it is hardly even noticeable–but is there any way to fix this for people with slower connections? The only solution I can think of is to put a temporarily \_visible flashing ‘loading’ mc where the bar is about to show up, but I’d much rather have a 0% loaded bar and percentage number there. This is just my portfolio site, but next week I’m beginning work on a very image intensive site for a client, and any help would be greatly appreciated.

I’m kind of a newbie to Flash, so pleez go easy on me here. Thanks a bunch.

here’s the site (the section I’m talking about is in the ‘web’ section):  
[http://www.gorotron.com](http://www.gorotron.com)