# Premature preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/premature-preloader/251729>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 12, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/premature-preloader/251729 "2008-02-12T02:31:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![alemieux34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@alemieux34](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alemieux34)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/premature-preloader/251729/1 "2008-02-12T02:31:09Z")

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I have a preloader script that I’m using to load a presentation. The preloader gets to 10% and starts playing the presentation, while the preloader movie is still visible? I can’t understand why this is happening since the loader isn’t being added until the progress event is completed.

```auto
preloader_mc.stop();
preloader_mc.visible = false;

var swf:String = "test.swf";
var myURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(swf);
var loader:Loader = new Loader();

loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.OPEN, initialize);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, inProgress);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completed);
loader.load(myURL);

function initialize(e:Event):void {
   preloader_mc.visible = true;
}
function inProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void {
   var percentage:uint = (e.bytesLoaded/e.bytesTotal)*100;
   preloader_mc.loader_txt.text = percentage.toString() + "%";
   preloader_mc.pbar.scaleX = percentage/100;
}
function completed(e:Event):void {
   preloader_mc.visible = false;
   addChild(loader);
}

```

Any suggestions?