you want what is called a "preloader" - just search google or these forums for literally hundreds of
tutorials and links to examples and source FLAs - preloaders have been around for several versions
and years and they vary in design to accomodate specific movie setups.

see the google groups link in my sig and search for "preloader"

hope this helps.

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