# Stop movie from playing at frame 1? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [October 21, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564 "2003-10-21T03:30:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abichap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@abichap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abichap)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/1 "2003-10-21T03:30:42Z")
Hi people. I have a problem here. Is there a way to get my flash movie to start playing from Frame 2 instead of frame 1? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/2 "2003-10-21T04:30:10Z")
if you have a preloader, add this script to the preloader script: ```auto gotoAndPlay(2); ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/3 "2003-10-21T04:45:32Z")
or just put that into the first frame ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/4 "2003-10-21T05:05:18Z")
Skinny\_T, placing on frame 1 would defeat the purpose wouldn’t it? abichap, doesn’t want frame 1 to be played at all. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/5 "2003-10-21T05:10:24Z")
but what happens if she doesnt have a preloader? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/6 "2003-10-21T05:17:39Z")
Well then there’s no way to skip frame 1 then. Placing the script on frame one is the same as not having the script there at all because after frame 1 is frame 2. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/7 "2003-10-21T05:20:29Z")
well you even said it, she doesnt want frame one to be played and thats kinda impossible. Because even if she had a preloader it would go into frame one ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/8 "2003-10-21T05:23:33Z")
Yeah you’re right, I was thinking her movie was starting on frame 3 if she had a preloader. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/9 "2003-10-21T06:17:00Z")
so whats the conclusion people? it is impossible to do? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/10 "2003-10-21T06:24:01Z")
1. whats on frame one? 2. Are you using a preloader? If yes, look at EG’s post else look at mine ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/11 "2003-10-21T08:26:13Z")
It would probably be easier to move frame 1 to somewhere else… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/12 "2003-10-22T07:04:59Z")
thanks for the help guys, I had the problem sorted out. Thanks for the help rendered. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/13 "2003-10-22T15:03:54Z")
and am i Pretty? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-movie-from-playing-at-frame-1/33564/14 "2003-10-22T16:15:16Z")
Did we ever figure out if she has a preloader or not? like E Geek said, just use gotoAndPlay(2); on frame 1 or gotoAndStop(2);