Okay, I might as well be the unpopular one (which I usually am anyway). I've a wimpy Windows ME, three year old machine, and Poser 5 is showing an improvement in speed with the SR3 update. It's still early yet, but so far I'm pleased with how its going. One thing I've noticed is that sometimes Poser stops and it seems to have stalled but, if I leave it alone for a few minutes, it continues on. I'm not sure what causes that (possibly my lack of power in my machine) but at least it seems to not be freezing completely, and the process is going more smoothly than it did previously. So I'm working with Poser 5 on my creaky little machine and being relatively happy about the situation. The only thing I can't do which you all can is that I can't do mega sized renders. But then, fortunately, I don't need to. Sorry you're having such a bad time. I know how frustrating that is. I've had my share of crashes and freezes, believe me.