# Really strange problem - loading external .swf
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-strange-problem-loading-external-swf/5081
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 30, 2002, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-strange-problem-loading-external-swf/5081 "2002-08-30T21:23:58Z")
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### Author:  [@djozusa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djozusa)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2002, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-strange-problem-loading-external-swf/5081/1 "2002-08-30T21:23:58Z")
This is a wierd one… My main movie is loading another movie which is dynamiclly loading text and pictures. When I test the movie on my computer it works fine. I uploaded it to the server and on my pc I can see the movies being loaded. When I go to another machine nothing gets loaded.
I’m losing my mind over this… any suggestions are appreciated.
thanks
larry
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2002, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-strange-problem-loading-external-swf/5081/2 "2002-08-30T23:09:01Z")
Hey larry,
Is the movie not loading because the movie is simply too large is being downloaded on the other machine? More than likely, your comp could have a faster connection than the other comp, and, therefore, the movie loads faster for you.
Also, check the path of the movie. If the path of the file is something like C:\Desktop\movie.swf, it will work each time you run it on your comp. Even from a browser, the flash animation will be loaded from your hard drive. Unless the other users has movie.swf stored in his/her hard drive in the Desktop folder, the movie will not load for them.
Do the above reflect any of the scenarios you are faced with?
Cheers!
Kirupa :ninja: