Load as2 inside as3

hi,
I came a cross a strange problem while trying to load (using Loader Class) an as2 swf inside an as3 swf.
I'm not sure that it matters but the as2 size is bigger.
when i load the as2 file (even without addChild ) the overall swf that I run suddenly becomes larger and i guess getting the size of the as2 so it will fit.
I want the parent as3 swf to keep its same size(scale).
does anyone know how to fix this problem?
*When i loaded an as3 instead of an as2, it worked like it should. That's why I know the as2 is the source of the problem.
Thank you

scale your loader so it fits the way you want. ie, if your loaded swf is 800x600 (with nothing on the back-stage) and you're loading into a 350x375 swf, after loading is complete, use:
loader.width *= 350/800;
loader.height *= 375/600;

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Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 10:25:09 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: load AS2 swf into AS3 swf problem
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