here's my situation ...

Have a preloader (no laughing please) and a security validation key located in an _mc offstage in frame_1, but extending for the duration of all timeline content When frame_1 loads, the preloader positions to center stage and executes the validation key - if validated, playhead advances to frame_5 (first frame with actual 'content'). At the end of the content, the user can click a 'replay' key that sends the playhead back to frame_5

Here's the problem - in IE, when the 'replay' button sends the playhead back to frame_5, it executes the preloader as well (BAD) - but in FF, it just replays the content without executing the preloader (GOOD).

Is there a reason this happens? And is there a solution (aside from truncating the preloader layer content at frame_4)?

thanks

you have the preloader running in frame 5 as well? If it only runs in frames 1 - 4 and when complete, the movie goes to frame 5, then when the movie plays, moves onwards from frame 5 to the last frame where there's a replay option. Replay goes to and plays from frame 5, there's no preloader there so it shouldn't play the preloader?

this is true ... but it does ... that's why i'm perplexed.

the preloader clip does import some data from an external file and is set to 'import at runtime' but i can't figure out why it would import and trigger the preloader clip every time the playhead goes back to frame_5 - especially when the preloader clip isnt present on frame_5 ... and why the **** does this only happen in IE?!!!

Can you post a FLA?