# Why does a preloader take as long to load 2nd time around

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**Created:** [September 30, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-a-preloader-take-as-long-to-load-2nd-time-around/202383 "2006-09-30T13:23:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-a-preloader-take-as-long-to-load-2nd-time-around/202383/1 "2006-09-30T13:23:32Z")

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I’ve created a flash site ([http://www.chrisdye.co.uk/home2](http://www.chrisdye.co.uk/home2)) with links to swfs in seperate html pages, but when i go back to a page that has already loaded once i.e. the homepage, the preloader takes just as long to load the second time. I thought it should be quicker the second time round as it is stored in the computers cache?

I found a similar post ‘only load preloader once’ but didn’t really understand the solution:

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]assign a variable to check if something is loaded already. For example[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue] var clicked = false;

button.OnRelease = function() {  
if(clicked){  
//do nothing  
}  
else{  
//load preloader.  
//do other stuff.  
[/COLOR] [COLOR=RoyalBlue]var clicked = true;  
}  
}  
[/COLOR]  
How is this different from the preloader AS ‘if bytes loaded’ Could anyone shed some light on what to do please…