Yup...the "gathering textures" can be a pain :) Not sure why, but it use to be more of a problem than it has been in the past couple of months. Maybe I'm finally getting Poser 5 "potty trained"!! :) I use to have the "loading objects" issue as well, but it disappeared when I started using the "reset lights" utility. Unfortunately with Poser 5, there does not seem to be a rhyme or reason to any of it. I sort of cross my fingers whenever I open the dang thing....you just never know!