# Stop my preloader flashing!

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-my-preloader-flashing/29199
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 23, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-my-preloader-flashing/29199 "2003-08-23T22:08:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![beanboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@beanboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beanboy)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-my-preloader-flashing/29199/1 "2003-08-23T22:08:42Z")

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Hi,

I have my preloader as a function on the main timeline. My external SWF is loaded in and preloader works ok yadda, yadda…

But when I reload the already cached SWF the preloader momentairly flashes up before the contents are displayed, so how do I say in flash:

If swf already loaded  
carry on with the movie  
Else  
preload

Thanks!

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### 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: [August 23, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-my-preloader-flashing/29199/2 "2003-08-23T22:11:34Z")

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