# Slider menu with mc inside wont preload

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slider-menu-with-mc-inside-wont-preload/26171>\
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**Created:** [July 20, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slider-menu-with-mc-inside-wont-preload/26171 "2003-07-20T15:34:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![pithcell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@pithcell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pithcell)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slider-menu-with-mc-inside-wont-preload/26171/1 "2003-07-20T15:34:09Z")

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hey all,  
I am using a slider navigation with the following code  
stop();  
//function that makes the movie move  
//move () makes it move smoothly, move2 () makes it move with an elastic effect  
MovieClip.prototype.move2 = function () {  
dest = \_root.xnew ;  
pos = this.\_x ;  
vel = vel\*0.7 + (dest-pos)/7 ;  
this.\_x += vel ;  
}  
MovieClip.prototype.move = function () {  
dest = \_root.xnew ;  
pos = this.\_x ;  
vel = (dest-pos)/7 ;  
this.\_x += vel ;  
}

I then have MC’s inside the big movie clip (general). I would like to preload these MC’s when the user clicks on each item (see [solidhang.com/tonytemp/homepage.html](http://solidhang.com/tonytemp/homepage.html) --\> click on INSTALLATION --\> click on video --\> click on big box with image in it) The movie will load in that box. However it doesn’t preload, and hence the viewer is confused as to whether it is a still image or a movie clip that is loading

any help would be great  
cheers  
P