Thanks for taking the time to comment, I do appreciate the advice. It isn't anything to do with a lack of support that frustrates me. It isn't even that it is technically difficult - I am technical by occupation and nature so I know I can learn it eventually. It is the fact that every time I take a step further it crashes on me. I've noted the warnings about remembering to delete the exchange files so I do that obsessively now.

I think you mentioned something important when you pointed out that most of the users here are working in Poser. Perhaps that version doesn't crash as much as the DAZ Studio version. I don't believe it only crashes for me - it has been mentioned in the DAZ forums and even SickleYield - who recommends VWD and has made a 20 minute video tutorial about it - says that it crashes a lot. It crashes a couple of times during the video!

You are probably right to say that I should leave it alone for a while. A new version might bring more stability - who knows. As I said above, that's what I did with DAZ Studio when it was crashing a lot for me. Now it is stable and I enjoy the hobby again.