Wow, thanks for all the replies! I really appreciate the support and kind words. Wish I'd worked up the courage to post here sooner.

I'm at work and my Poser machine is at home, but I can sum up what I believe is my single biggest issue as this -- I can't get DAZ or Renderosity files installed in the places Poser expects to find them. 

I know they are supposed to reside in a Runtime file. I've tried using the DAZ installer, tried manual installs, and I actually got a single zip file from Renderosity to install using the Content pane  inside Poser. 

But for the most part, I wind up either not being able to see installed content at all, or getting errors when I click on it. I thought I'd actually managed to install hair; it appeared as content, but when I tried to use it a dialog box opened, asking me where was located. 

I apologize for being such a clueless newb. Will post specifics when I'm in front of my Poser machine.

 

Again, thanks!