Hi, Save yourself the time and trouble and simply re-install the whole thing from scratch. Backup what you need/what you can, then trash it and start again. Format your disk and re-install the OS clean. It's the only way to be sure that it'll work. Trust me on this one. I've spent days wrestling with a half dead computer, because I was foolhardy and macho enough to think "No piece of MS crap is going to get the better of me..." but once the red drains from my face I usually find myself resigned to the fact that a re-install is the only guaranteed "cure all" for a sick computer. If you're still having problems once you've re-installed, start pulling cards. Start with the network card, (if any) then the sound card, then the modem, etc. It may help to have "cheap" replacements nearby, for the sound and gfx cards. I saw a sound card the other day for 15 Euro's (about $13.50) and you can get dirt cheap gfx cards too. Poser relies on memory and brute processor horsepower to render so the display doesn't really matter provided it works in your chosen resolution. I'd also ignore the "Out of memory" error, that's what Poser says when it can't think of anything more appropriate(and especially when it fails to load a model...) If you've got more than two days, bite the bullet and re-install, otherwise you could easily waste a day "firefighting" and still have a "dead" computer. "Been there, done that!" :) later jb