Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Opinions on where to install Poser (any version) in a Win 7 system

RobynsVeil opened this issue on Feb 18, 2011 · 52 posts


RobynsVeil posted Fri, 18 February 2011 at 6:12 PM

Update: this is what I got from SM support:

I apologize for the confusion. The recommended installation process is to install the Program to the Program Files and Content to Shared Folder. This is the default install settings and causes no issues on Windows 7 or Vista and will work for XP as well. If you use this installation, all content that is modified is on the Shared Folder and is not impacted by Vista's or Windows 7's Security.

Some users are wrongly informed that some content must be installed into the Main Program Folder for it to function. This has not been required of content since the release of Poser 5 which allowed for external Libraries; and, since Poser 7 (ver 7.0.4.220) the option to have no Content in the Main Program Files Folder has been available. This was developed specifically for dealing with Vista and later Windows 7 and is the recommended installation for these operating systems.

There is something corrupted with your installation. The Queue Manager should be trying to load the FFRender64 on your system if the program was installed correctly, not FFRender. I believe this is due to the program not being installed to the Program Files Folder of a 64 Bit system.

I recommend you do a Clean reinstall using the default options. You will get the option to install both the 64 Bit and 32 Bit versions. One will install to the Program Files (the 64 Bit Version) and the other will install to the Program Files (x86) <You can opt out of this install, but if you use any older Python Scripts, I recommend installling, since some will not work under 64 Bit version without updates>

Let the content install to the Shared or Public Folder. You can then add additional Libraries to the Shared Folder as you install custom content. All currently available content for Poser can be installed to the Shared Folders and linked to Library from there.

If you have any questions about this, please let me know.

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