Imported swf problem (CP4)

Hi there,
I imported a swf file containing an embedded FLV, and put it in the third slide of the project. When I publish/preview, the swf starts playing immediately – I hear the sound and when by the time I go to the third slide the movie is somewhere in the middle.
Also, the movie runs slowly even though it has the same frame rate as the project, and slows down and even jams the entire project. (The swf size is 4.47 MB. Is it too heavy?)
Can someone help me figure out these two problems? I have another swf (simple animation, no sounds) and this one works just fine.
Thanks in advance.

Hi Manoj,
Indeed, looks like it was the _root issue. However, the "fix" widget didn't solve the problem. I already put a "fix" widget in another slide - perhaps you can't use it twice in the same project?
Anyway, I changed the programming to avoid using _root, and now it works just fine. Thanks!

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