Best Option For Playing Multiple Videos

(CS3 AS2.0)
Hi,
I'm tweaking a flash website for a freind and he wants to have some videos play from a page. There are 25 files and ideally I want to achieve the 'Lightbox' look so that the browser window dims and the video plays over the top. After looking around I haven't found any easy solutions.
What is the best way to achieve this, bearing in mind I shall have all these buttons on a page and want to have the video 'float' on top of the actual site?
I'm relatively new to this although a long standing flash user when it comes to animation etc - not great on scripting.
If you could point me to a link or help with the terminology I need that would be great. All my video files are FLV and ready to go. Need to know how to link in with the buttons I already have in place.
Help greatly appreciated!
K.

Here's a link to what I'm after but the solution is in CS4 with AS 3.o and I'm using the previous versions
http://www.gotoandlearnforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=25095

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