This isn't the XP machine, it's the ME and I don't think I can allocate memory as efficiently as I could with XP. I fired up the ME desktop, which I really dont use anymore, except for PostWork, because I was doing some beta testing and thought I'd be more likely to get it done in between hanging around here. It was very dissappointing to discover just how poorly ME handles the memory. I have tons more virtual here but it isnt touching it. Just now I couldn't handle a 3000 by 3000 tex with extra props and higher density hair. My Poser folder is on D disk with 24 gigs free and it's freezing all over the place. I rebooted too, so Explorer wasn't hogging it from surfing. Emily