Every time you want to load a file, no matter what kind (and not only in Poser), you select it in the file dialog window that pops up. Now, in this dialog there is also a pull down menu that's called "Search in:". By default, this is always pointing to the My Documents folder, and if you open it up there is also My Computer, the C:-drive and so on... My guess is that it should be possible to also add your own folders, so you could have a line that says Morphs, and if you choose this one, you should go all the way to whatever folder you've got all your morphs stored. Some way you should be able to do this by editing the Windows-registry, but where and how? I really need some help on this one, so I could have shortcuts to my morph-folder, texture-folder and so on (and hopefully save some time and mouse as well...) Thanks for any suggestions that could guide me in the right direction =) /Bjn

If i'm understanding you! Couldn't you just add a folder to your desktop or documents, load your morphs or whatever into that. Then when you go to load a file just click on my desktop from the search menu and open your files from that? Maybe i'm not understanding the question.

The easiest thing to do is to place the folders you want access to in your "My Documents" folder. The next easiest is to create shortcuts to the various folders and place them in your "My Documents" folder.

My Poser 4 is in D:Poser4, and I keep my own stuff in a tree called D:Poser4aa......

The point is to maintain the structure on the disk, but still be able to access the files with just one click, no matter which program you want to access them from. wyrwulf's solution will do just that (thank's alot, really didn't think of placing shortcuts), but I know you should be able to add whatever folder you want in the pull down menu, all that's needed is a couple of lines added in the registry. I know I read about it somewhere, and now I can't remember where it was. So if there isn't anyone that know how it's done, I'll try to figure it out anyway somehow, and I can show you what I mean. Thanks alot for the tips I've got so far though, it's really cool to see how much people are trying to help each other in these forums! /Bjn

Repeat after me: Curse you Bill Gates, Curse you Bill Gates, Curse you Bill Gates, Curse you... I noticed Win98 is much worse in this area than Win95 was. There is a line in the program properties - "start in", but it doesn't seem to work anymore, either. While we are at it, how the heck do you get a list of the files in a directory that you can cut and paste into a document? I can't find anyway to do it, you used to be able to go DIR>Myfile.txt from DOS, but I'm clueless in Windows 98/85.

The redirect in DOS was great. I haven't found an alternative in the 95/98 world. Another thing we lost in windows is the ability to copy a file to a new name in the same directory. copy filename newfilename All that I can do with explorer is 'past' to another directory, rename the file and then move it back.

Jim, and Tmech, Yes Winblows is a pain, but there are ways to whip it ito shape, and make it do what you want. As far as the DIR command from the old DOS days, you still can do this albeit very easily in Win95/98. Search for a utility on the web named Powertoys, or Command Prompt here. I have been using it since 95 came out, and it works great. What it does is this: Open explorer, and right click on any dir name. A menu choice is added to the existing ones called COMMAND PROMPT HERE. It will then open a DOS window in THAT directory. You can then use the old DOS command from there if you need DIR > myfiles.txt and get a listing of all the files in the directory your in. Hate to type techospeak here, but thought it might help. -Regards Mr.Bill

MrBill- Yeah, but it's going to truncate all the filenames to MYLONGN~1.TXT, isn't it? I was writing up the readme file for my latest offering last night, and I wanted to unclude a list of the texture maps, and what they do - they all have names like "GString alternate full transparency.jpg", so GSTRIN~1.JPG wasn't going to do me a lot of good. What we need is a "professional" version of Windows, without all the cutsey stuff that gets people to run out and be the latest one on the block to get it, one that is certified to never "improve" the interface, just to improve how it works, so we don't have to relearn the interface every 3 (now 2) years. Repete after me: "Curse you Bill Gates, curse you..."!

Curse you Bill Gates, curse you Bill Gates... repeated... =)