EXPORTING an interactive PDf in Indesign question...

I'm exporting from ID 5 to an interactive PDF. I've got swfs in there, & rollovers, that are not meant to be seen on the initial page. They export fine in the final PDF, but the problem is, when the PDF initially opens, these rollovers all 'blip' on the screen for a second before vanishing to their proper opening state. Can anybody help me w/ this? I've even selected the "Hide Until Animated" feature on these rollovers, but this doesn't help.
HELP!

Also, I've made sure they aren't set the events to "On Rollover," NOT "On Page Load."

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I've managed to update InDesign to 10.8.5 from 10.8.1
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