Flash file over Flash file

Using Dreamweaver CS3, I have created a slide show using
Flash CS3. I want to have a flash button overlap just part of the
flash side show.
What happens is the button part that overlaps the flash slide
show, is behind the slide show. And when I move the mouse over, it
appears above the slide show but flckers.
Once the slide show is over, the button works fine. It
appears above the slide show when I hover over.
Is there anyway for this to work?

Why do you need a Flash button outside of the other Flash
file? I would think that you should just put that button into the
slideshow so that it shows on every frame and has the functionality
you wish for it to have.

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