I didn't do a new partition when I put OSX on, though I did install a new OS9 system and trash the old one so that both systems would be up to date and installed together. The other classic applications I have not been able to afford to upgrade are working just fine so I don't think it is system 9 causing any more problems than it ever has. I will try backing my entire Poser folder off the machine, run norton and speed disk and so forth, then put it back on. It sounds like there is something looking for the old system 9 folder which of course isn't there anymore. Maybe pulling poser completely off and putting it back on will make behave. Thanks for the ideas, I didn't even have a tact to take for solving the problem before. Thanks for