# Preloading components in Flash MX

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-components-in-flash-mx/31022
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 17, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-components-in-flash-mx/31022 "2003-09-17T13:07:05Z")
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### Author: ![brockus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@brockus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brockus)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-components-in-flash-mx/31022/1 "2003-09-17T13:07:05Z")

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Just wondering if anyone out there knows how you can keep the components in Flash from loading on the first frame. I want to use a preloader but it is defeating the purpose when I insert a component on a later frame because it all loads in the first frame preventing my preloader from showing right away. I have tried changing the linkage on the component to not export on the first frame, but this didn’t seem to help.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,  
Brock