Thanks, DunjeonProductions: you hit the nail on the head. I also use Cinema4D, and I am used to surf the net ororganise stuff on my pc whilst Cinema is rendering. Or even go on working on another scene or material. Which is why I suppose Poser was not really made for the things we now use it for. Otoh: it did do the job and didn't crash, so I only complain about the lack of sleep. as for any app running better when connected to the net: I cannot believe this as it would mean that divided forces are stronger than united ones. Sp either this has to do with the Content Rom (that you can better eliminate asap) or with the fact that P5sr4 wants to check the network to see whether there are other versions of itself running. But when you uninstalled the Content Room and are not connected to a network, P5 runs like a freight train.

I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now I'll be mad. (Rumi)