Just out of curioisity, are you: 1) Using an unpatched or early version of the patched Poser 4? 2) Saving custom figures/scenes using multiple "figures" (i.e., conforming clothing, or "composed" characters)? This SOUNDS like what I had happen with some of the middle numbered patches when I tried to save characters with clothing. If that's what's happening, download the latest patch (MANUAL install version!!!!) from either Ghost Effects or MetaCreations, and the problem should go away for NEW figures, but the saved ones are PROBABLY toast.