Hi! As Blacksteel said, Vicky is an "advanced" character... that means she's like a fancy car that you only take to shows. For learning the basics of Poser, you might want to use "Posette." She's the one called "P4 Nude Woman" in the "People" Library right out of the box. While she isn't as "realistic" as Vicky, she's basically the "family car" who requires little maintenance and has a LOT of free stuff for you to customize her with... After you're used to Morph Targets, posing, Conforming her clothing, etc, THEN you might be able to use Vicky the way you'd like. BTW, I'm in my 3rd(?) year of using Poser 4 and STILL have yet to get vicky to look like I want her to! All in all, Poser itself ISN'T a waste, it's just that you overloaded a little on the "options packages". Keep plugging away, keep asking questions (or just "lurk" until you find where someone else already asked yours!) and HAVE FUN! Starlok...