# Skipping preloader if content already loaded?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skipping-preloader-if-content-already-loaded/260861
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 20, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skipping-preloader-if-content-already-loaded/260861 "2008-05-20T15:04:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@RoyalAssassin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RoyalAssassin)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skipping-preloader-if-content-already-loaded/260861/1 "2008-05-20T15:04:50Z")
I’m using senocular’s tutorial for loading external swf’s with a preloader. It seems that the preloader always shows up for a brief second, even after the content has been loaded.
Is there a way to bypass the preloader if the content has already been loaded?
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### Author:  [@RoyalAssassin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RoyalAssassin)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skipping-preloader-if-content-already-loaded/260861/2 "2008-05-21T20:43:31Z")
Anyone?