# Problem, disabling a movie clip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-disabling-a-movie-clip/203367
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 10, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-disabling-a-movie-clip/203367 "2006-10-10T14:57:12Z")
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### Author: ![NaughtyPine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9a140/32.png) [@NaughtyPine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NaughtyPine)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-disabling-a-movie-clip/203367/1 "2006-10-10T14:57:12Z")

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Ok,

So I am loading external SWF file into an empty movie clip. My problem is that the buttons in the lower layer are still active when the other clip is open.

How do I correct this.

Do I make any sense?