# Preloader Not Showing Up While Movie Loads

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-not-showing-up-while-movie-loads/78879>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 8, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-not-showing-up-while-movie-loads/78879 "2005-02-08T21:51:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![I\_Am\_Him](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@I\_Am\_Him](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/I_Am_Him)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-not-showing-up-while-movie-loads/78879/1 "2005-02-08T21:51:17Z")

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Heya,

I use Flash MX 2004 Professional and I’m having an issue. Whenever I put a preloader before my flash mp3 player and I do simulate download, the preloader does not show up until everything is loaded making it say 100% loaded for a split second. Basically…it’s not doing what its meant to do, instead of telling the user that the player is loading it just shows a white screen while every frame in the movie loads. Once everything is loaded, the preloader shows up with 100% loaded with some odd kilobytes at the bottom. If anyone could help me out, I’d greatly appreciate it.

The preloader is located in the first layer and the first frame. I put two blank frames before every other layer in the project.

Also, how i can create a preloader that’ll show the progress of a streaming MP3 when they go to play it?

Thanks.