Quote - Hello,
I feel that quality is improving with the latest Poser releases.

My problems with the library loading time have been solved with the upgrade to
Poser Pro 2010 full version, speed is much better than before, and the only
crashes / hangups I had were in the hair room, I no other issues.

Best regards,
  Michael

Hang on... that's not a solution. Poser Pro isn't the next version it's a sidegrade, a different application. It's true that a lot of improvements regarding the library have been made, but those should be in Poser 8 also, since it facing the same issues and shortcomings. If the solution for solving problems with Poser 8 is buying Poser Pro 2010 then we're in big problems. It means we're left with a half done (OK that's a bit of an overstatement, I know) application and to get it working were forced to buy a new version that in essence isn't even the next version at all. That's no good.

As for the library, just learn how to edit LibraryPrefs.xml manually, install one of the excellent alternatives and delete the one in Poser 8 completele. (The library is a folder of that is situated in runtime/ui, I think the folder name is flex, not 100% sure since I removed it). Solves a lot of problems and Poser 8 runs like never before without the library. But make sure you know how to edit LibraryPrefs.xml and have an alternative library installed, otherwise you cannot reach any of your runtimes.

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