Yes, get XP and give Micro$soft all your personal data to hold in their oh-so-secure hands? ::ptui!:: Back to topic. Windows has a terrible habit of not releasing memory on this temporary stuff, among a few other quirks. Step 1 is to save everything and then restart the computer before rendering it. Step 2 is to check to see if Poser can find all the things it is looking for. Step 3 is to set your display style to current render settings and see if you can spot a difficulty (wrong texture or whatever). Step 4 is is to render using the keyboard shortcut rather than a mouse click. I'm kidding about the step order, but you might try various alternative means of sneaking up on the beast. Carolly