What is your OS? How much RAM do you have? Win98 does not handle memory very well and has been known to render only a few times before crashing. One thing that might help is to delete the little .avi file of the Poser dude sliding across the screen as it renders. I don't remember the file off-hand. geep had posted the information. You can do a search for him here and in the Poser forum and the thread will come up. It was something to the effect of "Speeding up Renders."