I try to open Poser and i get the following pop up message - XML Error --> Parse Error - not well formed at line 8. I press ok since there's no other choice, and the following pop up appears - Program Error --> poser.exe has generated errors and will be closed by windows, you will have to restart the program. And that happends every time i try to open Poser. So how do i bring it back to life..?????

it never happend to me but you can try to unistall nad intall again(dont forget to restart your comp

I just tried restarting my comp, it doesnt help. And i dont want to go through the whole installation of Poser again now, it's a long process and i'll have to fix all my files with the stuff i have there, it's a real mess to do now :/

Attached Link: http://www.curiouslabs.com

follow the link to cl. in " support" under " poser 5 FAQ " you will find help. But that error should be fixed with the SR2.1

Don't reinstall it doesn't fix the problem, there were several threads in the sr2 forum about this problem with a solution too. I'll see if I can find a link for you :)

that'll do the trick, crossposting is fun isn't it thgeisel :)

Thanks! So it says i should download this sr2 updater.. You think it'll let me open poser now?

absolutely :)

Mmm.. well, it doesnt help. The only improvement is that there is no longer an XML error, there's just the program error :/

Okay i restarted my comp again, and it's no longer and XML error, it's a parsel error yay what a big bloody difference So what do i do? Reinstall the whole bloody thing now?

parse or parse'l' xml files are parsed by the application so it might be still an xml file... in yout runtime 'ui' and 'pref' directory are your xml files (poser5) xml is really easy to read, you can view it in your IE browser by double clicking it in your directory. if you click one and it doesnt come up or you get an error, pass it on... it may narrow down your problem a bit because malfomed xml files are down-right unreadable and it may be something simple as simple as an wrong slash. if/when you find an xml file you cant open, rename it to a txt, open in wordpad the copy/post it here. with the file name and i can check it against mine... others might to. good luck

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?ForumID=12356&Form.ShowMessage=873270

the link will lead you to a message, how to fix the problem with the unpatched p5( does it for me when i got p5 first and no patch was out)

Dang, you folks are good, no operating info, no hardware info and you know the answers! Me, I am very proud to be a member here! I program xml but never even noticed that sr2.1 called it... Uhmmm, what is it that the xml code is calling btw?

Attached Link: http://www.ronknights.com/poser5/errors/parse.htm

i had that problem, and it was the libraryprefs.xml file...apparantly if you have any folders with an & sign, it cannot process the information. you can open the .xml file in notepad without renaming it, just open notepad and drag the file onto it, it will open it (xml is similar to html) do a find word and search for the & sign... this website helped explain it better than i can :-) http://www.ronknights.com/poser5/errors/parse.htm

That error was fixed with the Service Release.