Nightwind.. sorry, but w/ that amount of info hard to say. What do u meant by the textures are disappearing? what r u using to bring them in? are u saving them internally? Sometimes if u don't it can lose where the maps...are...if they get moved. And yes plugins thro another equation in the mix. I would report it...can't hurt..if u are getting crashes.

No need to think outside the box....
    Just make it invisible.