# Problems with the preloader tutorial
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-the-preloader-tutorial/20506
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 9, 2003, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-the-preloader-tutorial/20506 "2003-05-09T10:24:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@chris\_2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chris_2)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2003, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-the-preloader-tutorial/20506/1 "2003-05-09T10:24:40Z")
I added a preloader to an existing animated navbar, following the steps in the tutorial exactly (apart from changing the width of the load bar). The preloader works fine, but since adding it in, the animation I had on the navbar no longer plays… The navbar includes a fairly big background image, so I need the preloader, but my breif told me I had to have the animation in as well.
A zip with the two .fla’scan be found here:
[http://chrismcleod.net/dropzone/flas.zip](http://chrismcleod.net/dropzone/flas.zip)
Has anyone got any idea what’s causing this? If so, what do I need to change to get it to work right? I’ve been looking over it for over an hour now, and am competely befuddled!
Thanks in advance 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-the-preloader-tutorial/20506/2 "2003-05-09T13:25:42Z")
Place a stop action on the third frame of your movie (where the animated menu begins).
It will work once that is done.
TD
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-the-preloader-tutorial/20506/3 "2003-05-09T13:39:31Z")
thanks! I can’t believe I missed something that simple!