MDibble, it takes me an average of about 4 minutes for Poser to load up since I installed the pro pack. So far nothing has worked to cut down that time. I have gotten it to stop hanging by using a ram booster program, but it still takes anywhere from 4 to 7 minutes to finish loading. And everyone I've spoken to about this just tells me that it's all the libraries, etc. slowing it down, even though it wasn't anywhere close to being this slow BEFORE installing PPP. I've given up trying to get it to load faster and just go find something else to do, like vacuum the carpets or fold laundry while I wait for it to load up. Kate