'Getting a 64 bit OS means the programmers will pay even less attention to memory usage (since so much of it is available) so be prepared for huge amounts of swap space.'

I'm running 64bits XP Pro and having still problems with Poser 6 (SR2 and pacht for memory incan't get a FULL to the Final FireFly render with a V4,M3,V3 it) I looked up in my Task manager and Poser is taking about 350 to 700MB  of memory never more than that...when looked up TaskM in the Total Ram used (all OS) it's around 1,5 GB in use! I have 4Gb to use for Ram! I tweaked up a bit the Graphic card and got a tiny better result with Poser but still in the same pz3 file.
Now to the end of my despair..I read somewhere here at  Rendersoity that you could 'change' the *.exe file in Poser to accept the full memory available.! I read it and start to want to do it..still I'm pretty much SCARED to s... up all and then...??? if at the end will be no better than it's now?
I was even thinking to make the BIG expend (after reading up here, I just pulled my horses back!) of a QuadCore new machine etc..but now..I just wonder...what makes that damm stupid and same time wonderfull software called:Poser?
Apprecited a good advise. Also have write Poser about 'what is the RIGHT machine to run your product'? Lots of this and that but not a sharp answer- buy that processor, buy that card and use that OS..none of this kind of answer.
Also reading the Poser Tutorial I wondered if in Preferences where you can change the size of the 'default' window to: 300 inch/pixels (use for Print issues) instead of having theirs default that is 72 inch/pixels.
To summarize: will that make better resolution. a better final result with a 2 steps under the final FIREFLY as would be a Final FF or not? or Just will make it worst because it's going to be bigger...
Anyway: I'm not keen to the meshes and parameters...just guessing...I have to find a solution for my actual despair with Poser.

at the end of the day after 7 years using Poser I'm still stuck with the same issue - a full render in Poser takes a Poser Wizard to make it or a Super Quadro card to solve it.
Thanks for any usable and pratical solution for that old 'pain'

"'you shut up!  or I'll bring democracy to your country! "
Cris Galvão aka Softcris  - www.crisgalvao.com
(or softcris, SoftCris)
Rendering since 1997 and
at Renderosity since 1999.
OS Win 8.1     64 bit