# Preloader starts late (I know this has been asked)

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**Created:** [May 4, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-starts-late-i-know-this-has-been-asked/50567 "2004-05-04T14:16:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![dru\_nasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dru\_nasty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dru_nasty)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-starts-late-i-know-this-has-been-asked/50567/1 "2004-05-04T14:16:16Z")

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This is all while using the progress bar tut on this site.

I have nothing in my first frame except the bar and dynamic text field for the preloader. My content is on frame3. I know that flash exports sound, components, dynamic text, blah blah blah, on the first frame. (according to the bandwith profiler my first frame is larger than the 3rd!) Anyway, I knew this would be a problem. But what are the best fixes…if any. Ive seen numerous people with these problems but I dont have a fix.  
Should I just dump my library?..Load in everthing?  
Maybe use a different preload method?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-starts-late-i-know-this-has-been-asked/50567/2 "2004-05-04T14:38:19Z")

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I had this same issue a while back. One thing you can do to help is load your sound in externally. Check out this thread, starting about post #10 where [Legoman] kicks in. There should be an fla in there somewhere too that explains it. Kinda nifty.

[click here](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43292&highlight=pro)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-starts-late-i-know-this-has-been-asked/50567/3 "2004-05-04T15:02:53Z")

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Do you have any attachSound in your script?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-starts-late-i-know-this-has-been-asked/50567/4 "2004-05-04T15:19:49Z")

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attachSound (yup)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-starts-late-i-know-this-has-been-asked/50567/5 "2004-05-04T15:20:36Z")

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[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53625&](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53625&)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-starts-late-i-know-this-has-been-asked/50567/6 "2004-05-04T15:29:44Z")

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Great thread, I’ll definately try it when I get off work. But also, before I even had sound in my movie, the preloader was still starting late.(about half way)  
On account of dynamic text and components.Any way around that?  
Thanks so far.