What i did was forget about Poser 6, although I like it better than Poser 7, and pointed Poser 7 to my external runtime. Now the thumbnails are showing. Which bring me to why I don't like Poser 7. Sometimes it will close when I am going from one folder to the next, say going from the 'figures' to the 'pose' folders, and sometimes it will say 'building folder menu, then close.....if I don't click on it the right way........lol.........thanks everyone for your help, it is much appreciated. Another question, if I am not using the Poser 7 default characters, is it okay to delete them? Thanks again!