Preloader in external swf not working

Question

I have several external SWFs that are loaded into my site and
each one has a preloader. When I run them by themselves the
preloader works fine, but when it is embeded into the main SWF the
preloaders do not work. Any ideas?
here is my actionscript -
lBytes = _root.getBytesLoaded();
tBytes = _root.getBytesTotal();
percentLoaded = Math.floor((lBytes/tBytes)*100);
loader.bar._xscale = percentLoaded;
loader.percent.text = percentLoaded + "% of " +
Math.floor(tBytes/1024) + "K loaded.";
if (lBytes>=tBytes && tBytes>0) {
if (count>=12) {
gotoAndPlay("enter");
} else {
count++;
gotoAndPlay("preload");
} else {
gotoAndPlay("preload");
}

Answer 1

I am experiencing the exact same problem on my site -
www.expansiondesign.com
It works in flash player but not when live (tested safari and
firefox)
I don't know if you are using the same script as I am paul.
I execute the following when each image button is pressed:
button1.onRelease = function () {
startLoading("image1.jpg");
which runs this:
function startLoading(whichImage) {
loadMovie(whichImage, "_root.image_holder");
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
infoLoaded = _root.image_holder.getBytesLoaded();
infoTotal = _root.image_holder.getBytesTotal();
percentage = (infoLoaded/infoTotal*100);
_root.loader._yscale = percentage;
_root.loader._visible = true;
if (percentage>=100) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
_root.loader._visible = false;
Thanks,
Barton