So I'm running P8 on Win 7 with a dual monitor setup.  I have my library on my second monitor.  Just now, I started up Poser 8 and the loading screen pops up as normal showing the credits, etc.  Then it just disappears and all I can see is my library on my second screen.  There's nothing, no menus, no boxes, nothing.  It shows up in my processes and it shows up in my tray, but I can't see it at all.

I tried shutting my machine down.  Problem still persists...

Weirdest Poser problem ever.  Can anyone help on this one?

A total reinstall fixed the problem... but I'd like to keep it from happening again...

I remember you asking how to get rid of some unwanted tabs from poser main window.

I did the same thing and went even more futher transfering "leyers" pop up dilog from animation palette to graph window (most likely I didn't do that corectly) - after this my poser doesn't run as before: material room opens up as a window in pose room and cloth room doesn't start at all. But since I don't use them - I don't care.

And now after your post I think it is only a matter of time when my poser wil not start at all :)

When I did the reinstall, I renamed my old folder so that the reinstall was in a totally new folder.  I then copied my runtime into the new folder.  My tabs didn't return, but hopefully that doesn't mean that this one will crash as well.

Honestly, if Poser crashes on my like this every few months, but I can just reinstall it in 10 minutes, it's worth keeping the tabs off.

 I have this issue from time to time.  What I did was create a shortcut link to the preference file.  When this happens, I just go to that folder and delete the file.  Poser comes right back up, I move everything back in to position and work as normal.

Nice workaround... thanks!!!