Render Queue error - .gif animation

i am tryign to render an animation based on few .jpg images.
i add it to the render queue, change only one setting - render to .gif and when it start rendering an error comes up
"After Effects error: opening file "Advert 1_1.gif" - file is busy (delete) (-47)
(3 :: 130)
tryed several time and the error comes up at different stages of the rendering.
does any one know what am i doing wrong?
please helP! =(

> That option is only there for reasons I don't understand
We agree. We even took it out recently.
We have always recommended the workflow that Rick recommended. Here's the relevant snippet from the Help document:
"To create an animated GIF movie, first render and export a QuickTime movie from After Effects. Then import the QuickTime movie into Photoshop Extended and export the movie to animated GIF using Save For Web & Devices."

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Thanks for the response.
You know I tried that exact thing the only difference being I didn't change the layer names. So not naming the layers would keep that from working ?? Also as you eluded to draging layers to position them in fireworks is a delicate operation. It always seems to take 2 or 3 times to get it to drop where you want it. I named the layers and it works as you said. Unfortunately I was really pressed for time so I had already given up on fireworks and just composited the SEQ with the BG layer in AE and kicked out another PNG SEQ and then open that "as animation" in Fireworks and then optimized and exported as a gif. So there are allways several ways to do things.
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