Damn it Dave-So, I had my fingers crossed for you. That sucks! Spit, I've been saying the exact same thing as you,infact many have been, but it seems to be falling on deaf ears. I would add that the people that are having great luck with Poser 5( and it seems to be luck) may want to spend less time trashing those having problems and more time using the software that is working so well for them. Hell if my Poser 5 was working properly I'd be in here a lot less because I'd by using it! Price is not an issue that should reflect stability of software, features yes, but if its released into the marketplace it should work. PSP is a relatively inexpensive program but damn it...it works. Its not Paint Shop but it doesn't crash all the time or not get along with other software on board. "Another reason why people respond to the complaint threads is that there has been a number of people who feel the need to vent their complaints, generally the same ones, on a daily or hourly basis." And there's also a core group of people that jump in and defend CL at all cost, which plays like a tag team match at a poorly choreographed wrestling show. Actually we won't chant nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah. We'll just say we trried to warn you! Welcome to the club! Question is ..if this does happen to you, will you try to warn others too?