When I had Poser 7, I had no problem creating a path and unzipping Poser related files into Poser 7; But with Poser 8 (Unless It's got an Installer like the DAZ3D products) It's a Big headache: Do you all know How I can unzip the Poser related files into Poser 8 with the folders going where they should go????,It's gonna take me forever to unzip the file and manually drag-n-drop them in. 

What exactly is preventing you from extracting to your Poser 8 folder?

The same thing happens to me, all zipped files extracted to Poser 8 actually create their own runtime folder in the Poser 8 Directory, that is what happens to me.  Sharen

PC or Mac?

Mine is pc, Windows 7, not sure what  majikart has.  Sharen

Also, the UAC is off and I am admin

Quote - The same thing happens to me, all zipped files extracted to Poser 8 actually create their own runtime folder in the Poser 8 Directory, that is what happens to me.  Sharen

Did you install P8 in the Programs Folder??????????????

Did you use the P8 "Defauit Install?"

Quote - The same thing happens to me, all zipped files extracted to Poser 8 actually create their own runtime folder in the Poser 8 Directory, that is what happens to me.  Sharen

Could you describe this in more detail? You get two folders called Runtime?!? 

.../Poser 8/Runtime << 2 of these?

I didn't think that was possible.

I'm with you on that BB.  Two runtimes cannot coexist within the same folder.  Either 1 is mislabeled or 1 runtime within anotherruntime.

My new PC set-up is Intel i7 with Windows 7 Professional; When I try to unzip the folder into Poser/Download, I'm confronted with stuff like "Do you want to replace this folder with that folder" or "Texture or Pose folder allready exist" as if Poser 8 does'nt know what do or where to put my unzipped files, Like it needs a DAZ3D installer to get it done; Never had this situation with Poser 7.

I installed Poser 8 The same way i did with the others, Into the program files,I don't remember being prompted to choose settings.

Quote - The same thing happens to me, all zipped files extracted to Poser 8 actually create their own runtime folder in the Poser 8 Directory, that is what happens to me.  Sharen

Is that why it asked Me if I wanted the file I unzipped to be 'Merged' with an existing file like 'Pose' or 'Textures'????

Quote - I installed Poser 8 The same way i did with the others, Into the program files,I don't remember being prompted to choose settings.

You should have 3 or four choices as to where you want your Main Poser 8 Runtime located.

Also, IMHO, installing poser into your Program files is a bad idea with Vista and Windows 7.

Quote - > Quote - I installed Poser 8 The same way i did with the others, Into the program files,I don't remember being prompted to choose settings.

You should have 3 or four choices as to where you want your Main Poser 8 Runtime located.

Also, IMHO, installing poser into your Program files is a bad idea with Vista and Windows 7.

So, In other words, I should steer clear of the program files folders and park it in my Documents folder???, My VUE 7 program is in the documents folder and that's working great.

As long as you have authorization, it shouldn't be a problem.  As for the unzipping, yes it will always ask if you want to overwrite or replace.  In a PC, that is not a problem.  You will be essentially merging runtimes, not replacing the contents.  On the other hand, MAC's are notorious for obliterating previous folders when replacing them in a very literal way.

Okay, mine is Win 7 Ultimate 64bit, installed Poser 8 on c drive, go to unzip the file, point it to Poser 8 Directory, and when I look at the zipped file, it is sitting in the Runtime Folder under Runtime.....sorry I was not clear before.  I have been manually putting back my files in a separtate folder I unzip to and then add them back to Poser 8 Manually, thinking of just adding separate Runtimes, might be easier, but to much clutter for me.

I use 3D Content for all my unzipping needs.  It is very reliable and it generates individual installation logs for future uninstallations.  However, I still open the zipped content and examine the hierarchy folder structure within.  I also convert any rsr formats to png, but that requires unpacking the content, performing the conversion, then repackaging for final installation.

Quote - So, In other words, I should steer clear of the program files folders and park it in my Documents folder???, My VUE 7 program is in the documents folder and that's working great.

A misunderstanding....
The program should be installed into the default location in the Program Files folder.
The prompt during installation asks you where you want to install the default Poser content Library. Ideally, this should not go into your Program Files folder, but (for example) in your Documents folder.
Hope this clarifies that issue, at least.
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