# Prevent FLV From Preloading

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevent-flv-from-preloading/284660
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 21, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevent-flv-from-preloading/284660 "2009-03-21T21:27:18Z")
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### Author: ![blatex24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@blatex24](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blatex24)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevent-flv-from-preloading/284660/1 "2009-03-21T21:27:18Z")

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I have an FLV embedded in a SWF, and it preloads whenever a user visits the page it’s on. Is there a way to prevent it from preloading, or force a user to click play before it loads?

Thanks