Trouble with stop();

I am sure this problem has already been addressed but I can't seem to find it.

I don't want my movie to loop so I have the stop(); in my actions layer on the last frame of the FLA. At first this works fine. However when I try to add script for buttons, either at the beginning or at the end, after the stop (for future frames) my movie loops.

Any suggestions??

Also, can anyone recommend good tutorials for forward/back buttons and cascading menus?

Thank Youuuuu