Quote - That must be a difference in our operating system - I have the same error #2032 but it manifests differently (I don't get the blurred background library and when I get this error, the library will not start at all).

And does it make any difference, if you are connected to the net or not?
You might be right, that the different behaviour can be a result of differences in OS, configuration or even different programs running in the background.
As said, I've installed Poser on a machine, that is running offline almost all the time. It is only connected to the internet for updates. So I've kept it minimalistic: no other browser than the standart IE8,  no firewall (just using the hardware-firewall of the router) or other applications, that are often used for various internet-activities.

Oh, and referring to ravens post above: I also interprete it in a similar way and Poser just doesn't find the path to contend-paradies - of course it doesn't when being off-line. But I really ask myself, why Poser  suddenly needs a connection to Contend-Paradies at startup, or better said, why it needs any internet-connection. This was never before and I don't think, it was intended with the update.
Could understand, that Poser tries to connect with SM, when the  automatical update-function is enabled, but I have turned it of for a good reason.

Mhh, just a consideration: Have choosen to import my old settings when updating to SP3. Can this setting have any influence,  why it obviosly works for most users and for some doesn't?

However, I leave it up to Bagginsbill to draw his conclusions. He's the man, who knows the programm better than everyone else.