seachnasaigh posted at 5:09PM Tue, 19 July 2016 - #4276411

P7 was 32bit and most household computers of that era were 32bit. In 32bit, each running process only gets 2GB of memory allotted (there is a "high address aware" trick, but that only gets you about another 1GB). Poser itself will need a chunk of memory just to hold the scene, and the 2GB memory limit applies to the total of P7 and Firefly. So, to avoid running out of memory when rendering, you have the option to run Firefly as its own process, separate from Poser 7. That allows Firefly its own 2GB of memory, while Poser 7 gets its own allotment.

Is your Windows 7 32bit or 64bit?

Which version of Windows 7 do you have?

How much memory is in your computer?

How much memory is your computer capable of reading? (This is determined by the main chipset on the motherboard)

Hi seachnasaigh, I think my pc is 32 bit, but I'm not sure. I looked in "My Computer" for the main drive, but can't find anything that will tell me what version it is. Oh, wait, I just found it in the control panel. I have to keep switching back and forth with a kvm switch because that pc is off line... OK, it's 32 bit, Windows 7 Home Premium, service pack 1, ..... with only 2G ram. @&$?!&%#@*&! The old windows xp pc I'd been using prior to getting this "better" one had 4g of ram, if memory serves me correctly! Now that I know how to check that, I'm going to boot it up and take a look. I'll probably go back to using it. A phenomenal old workhorse, it served me well for more than a decade.