Having some problems doing things, since i "only" have 256Mb ram...

Win98? Thats more then enough.

nah, win2k advanced server. But when i try to load downloaded dresses and stuff Poser tells me "Can't find blablabla.obj" or whatever, and then it also tells me Poser is short on memory... There must be some way you can allocate more memory for Poser? It's really easy using macintosh... :P

That is the default Poser "oh no, something's wrong" message, it doesn't mean anything, other than Poser has a problem. It is also intended for Macs, who can (anctually must) set the memory for an application.

okay, so the thing is to find the goddamn missing file then... :P You don't happen to have thighboots.obj from PhilC? It didn't come with the zip... :(

Raven find the object file and delete the rsr file with the same name. Hope this helps. Ron

You need to use maz objaction manager to get the thighboots to work, if I remember right. Didn't it come with a readme file? Marque

You won't get the obj here, I think that model used the vickie thighboots....does anyone know on this one? Marque

Marque I do not know. Raven if it is the Vicki boots you need to own them and can purchase them from Daz3d. I beleive it is the clothing pack one. Well worth the money. Ron

Jim Burton is right about the memory message. So FYI only, Win 2K is Windows NT5 which means Windows memory usage is dynamic. That is to say it will use as much or little as necessary or is available to it and 256MB is plenty for Poser. When Poser is loaded on to a NT system its parameters are setup to take advantage of that. So if you get that with any software program what Jim says still applies.

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Many fo the downloads don't come with all the necessary objects, but usually they will tell you in the readme file where you can get them, or at least they will have contact info so you can write them and ask. As far as memory goes: check your memory usuage with the task manager. If it has to dip into virtual memory while running Poser, buy more memory. You can get an extra 256 mb for about $50.

The boots by philc require the objaction mover. I have them, but haven't used 'em yet.

When you see an OUT of Memory error on a PC, you can rest assured that it is program related, and NOT a problem with your memory or Windows. Theoretically Windows cannot run out of memory because of the dynamic allocation and virtual memory which is as large as your free space on your boot drive. For this reason, I ALWAYS keep at least one Gig FREE on my C: drive. What happens when you get such a message is usually that one of your apps has "laid claim" to your available memory and will not release it even if that app is closed. It is also because some apps "request" X amount of memory which is allocated properly by Windows but then that same app tries to stuff more than X number of bits into that partition that Windows allowed it - and windows says NO... you are out of [your] memory (meaning that the app did not properly request the right amount to begin with. It is just BAD PROGRAMMING and usually is seen in Windows programs which were originally written for the MAC. Photoshop is notorious for doing this, so is Quicktime, and Internet Explorer too(to be fair about it). These apps do not properly release memory under some circumstances even when they are closed properly. Opening and closing the app several times in a few hours will slowly erode your available memory, because Windows is still holding those "reserved" segemnts that the app forgot to tell Windows it was done with. The only thing to do when this happens, is to log off and re log on (if you use networking) You don't have to restart completely unless the log-off option is not available. There are a few "memory minders" that you can download from tucows, etc, but they mostly just tell you when something is wrong -- which you knew anyway. If you use multiple apps simultanepously on windows, it is a good idea to periodically close them all and re log on. You will find that you can avoid crashing alltogether if you periodically help Windows restore its full memory... and before it runs out completely.

As above, the out of memory error is generic & means Poser can't find the geometry file. If you have the obj. file, try deleting the .rsr file. If you don't, read the readme.txt file to find out what you need & where to get it. It might be a free item, but you might have to purchase it. If the file came as a .pcf, you will need to use Maz's Mover to decode it, but of course, you still need the original object. Otherwise, you should have no problems with Win2K ADV. I would recommend setting your min. page file size to 800 megs (if you have the space) & max at 1500. If you want more RAM goto www.tigerdirect.com. 256 meg,8ns PC133 SDRAM, DIMMS in a bundle deal. 2 256 meg chips for $99.

A common reason for "out of memory" errors in Windows (in all versions) is a lack of virtual memory. The first thing you should do is check your virtual memory settings. If there is a hard maximum byte size then this number should be increased. This should make your problem to away. JH