Preloader snag

total noob here...
I'm trying to create a preloader animation by having the
movie loop on the first two frames until getBytesLoaded() ==
getBytesTotal(). The problem is I have a very large sound file
that's linked to "Export for Actionscript". Now by default the the
"Export in First Frame" option is checked and, as I understand it,
this will prevent my two-framed loader animation from showing,
because the first frame doesn't start until AFTER the sounds are
loaded.
The problem is, if I uncheck the "Export in First Frame"
option, my sounds disappear completely and don't get compiled with
the .swf file... why is that?
I know this is just a stupid newbie thing and the answer is
probably very simple, but it's driving me crazy and any help would
be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

thanks for the reply yachts99.
The closest thing I can find under publish settings >
flash > settings button that sounds like what you're saying is
an option that says "Export frame for classes", nothing about
sounds. I tried setting that one to 3 but it still forgets to load
my sounds.
Forgot to mention that I'm using Flash 8, if that makes a
difference.
I've found that if I drag the sounds onto the stage in some
keyframe after the rest of my frames it will load the sounds and
still play my animation. I'm glad that works, but it seems sloppy
to me. Fortunately I only have a few sounds for this app, but
eventually I expect to be creating apps with a lot of sound files.
I develop games with Director and I've been thinking of switching
to flash, but if this sound thing is going to be a problem then I'm
going to have to think twice (games generally have a lot of sounds
files).
If anyone can show me an easier way I would be very grateful.

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