Make sure you are not running any other programs while you are using Poser. If you are using Windows 98, save your file and exit Poser. Reboot your system and then try to render your file (don't make any changes before you render). If it does render, then that usally means you need to upgrade to Windows XP. Windows 98 just can't handle memory very well. I had the same type of problems until I upgraded to XP. There are a lot of other posts here about Poser freezing - Do a search for more info. Peggy

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