Jim, Thats pretty much how I do it, right down to the square window. I do have a few more things I do for setup: After I have installed poser and any updates/patches but BEFORE I open it for the first time, I copy the program files to a separate folder on my HD. Thats only the files outside of the runtime (Poser .exe, Dlls, etc.). Just a quick copy/paste from that folder to the main Poser is like a refreshing re-install. I delete the avi file in the scripts folder to get rid of the walking-orange render guy. I edit the Poser configuration file (prefs folder) and turn off hilit body part by changing the 1 to a 0. Before setting "Set Preferred State" I open the different windows I use most often (like python scripts and joint editor) and place them where I want them to open. I do a few renders to open the render status window and pull that way over to the right so it can be seen when rendering to a new window (and not covered by it). Set my default test render options. Set Preferred State holds all their positions. After Ive installed all the goodies to the runtime, I run Poser and open every library folder to insure a .png has been generated (if one did not already exist). Then I use Windows Search for file function on the geometry and library folder to find and delete the hundreds of unneeded rsrs. Run "Correct Reference". Go have a few beers. SWAMP