PLEASE SAVE ME FROM A FRUSTRATING CHRISTMAS

I am trying to 'loadmovie' into an empty 'content_mc' on the root timeline. The loadmovie I am loading is similiar to the macromedia synchronized text/video presentation :

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/fla...corppreso.html

The first frame of the flv video loads but will not play and the buttons do not work

I think this is a target path issue.

MY QUESTION IS - CAN YOU PLAY A SLIDE TYPE SWF IN A 'NORMAL' TIMELINE SWF using loadmovie?

AND

WHY DOESN'T ASSIGNING 'this. or this._parent work WHEN SETTING TARGET PATH?

All assistance/answers greatfully recieved.