Why does Poser 8 insist on taking a long time for the libraries to load and always shows a ? when loading and you can't do anything until it loads.  Is there anyway around this or is there a setting somewhere so as to improve the loading process?  I don't understand why they need to fix something that is not broken when updating a program.  There was nothing wrong with the Poser 7 libraries loading and didn't need flash to work.  Thanks in advance.

Actually, Poser 7 scans all folders on your library at start-up, so the time it takes poser 7 to load is much (MUCH) longer than Poser 8.

Poser 8 on the other hand, scans library folders after the program is loaded, that's why you see the ? marks. There really isn't broken or fixed on this one, it's a matter of taste, I prefer it the way it is now, I don't mind the delayed folder scanning.

Yes, there is a way around it.  Use multiple external runtimes instead of just the one in the main Poser folder.  Before you log out of Poser, change the library to one of the smaller external runtimes.  When Poser next loads, it will load lots faster.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2785102&page=1#message_3546103

I've noticed a huge difference in how much faster multiple runtimes are in Poser 8 since Acadia was sweet enough to show me the way to actually do it.  It's not scary at all.   Here's the link to my silly question post and about the third or fourth post down, her response which includes links and a great sample runtime folder download link.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2794588

Just try it.  My poser doesn't crash hardly at all now since I'm doing this.  It took a little effort to get it set up, but IMO, very worth it.

DA