JetM, you didn't know that? One issue of "common knowledge" and debate is the fact that Poser always tries to find all its referenced files as it starts, and when it is running. That includes textures and geometry files. Of course, the fallacy is a statement that "there is no need to fix references because Poser will find whatever it needs." Poser isn't going to find a texture that is not on your hard drive, but it will make a mess of things while it keeps looking. In your case, Poser creates a nuisance of itself, but shuts up if you put a CD in the drive. I suppose it doesn't matter what CD you use? You want to get Poser working properly with nothing to distract you. We should try to help you. That's what this community is about. All the debates and argument were totally unnecessary.