Thanks, but not quite...

What i wanted was for the very first frame of the movie to appear with a play button. when the user presses play the movie plays. Simple enough, i thought... ??? but i can't seem to insert a new Frame#1 with a play button and the action on release go to and play frame #2 without messing up the whole movie.

So, what i tried to do, was convert the animation to a movie clip and put that into frame 2. i've made the first frame with a Play button and the action on release go to and play frame 2. This works fine, HOWEVER, now the movie clip does not play... AAARRRRRGGGHHH!!!!

Please help... anyone...
Have i done something wrong? am i on the right track?

Thanks again!