I have no intention of asking for a refund, but I have set Poser 8 aside for the time being.  I found that I was spending more time trying to get the library to work than I was actually doing anything with the program.

I've read all the threads concerning what to do if you can't see the library in Poser 8 and have tried all of the suggestions that worked for "everyone else".  The latest attempt was when it was suggested that my Macafee was the culprit...followed by my needing to update my NVidia driver (did and didn't make any difference).

Now I've re-read some of the posts and am convinced that what we need are step-by-step for dummies (like me).  Suggestions like make certain that your security is allowing Poser is OK, but it would be nicer to hear "go here...you'll see this...if you don't see this, go here...if you see this...press this button", etc.

Since I've started making the suggested changes to my system, my system has started acting up.  It's taking longer to load pages in Firefox (I don't use Internet Explorer because it was always unstable); I get twice as many screen freezes and, when I use Poser 7, I can load figures in, but as soon as I try to click on the body instead of the hip, Poser just shuts down in a blink.

I've recently used a registry cleaner (and spyware detector) and have cleared some dangerous things off my system.  I now intend to take it in for a checkup at Staples (where my hubby is a manager) to see if there's anything that I missed (like why my speakers no longer work).

Once I get the laptop acting "normal", I'll revisit the Poser 8 specifics.