No no outside poser i set up a file for each type ie v4 , props etc. these each have a picture of each vendor product , dragging the text info for that product page to the folder sets a bookmark link to that product within my file, clicking on this takes me to the vendor info page.

within poser my runtimes are set as artist names each one having its own runtime then all that artists stuff goes in there , easy to find. i .e....
3d zone
3da
3dc
3dfever
3dream
3ds
4blueeyes
a gentle muse
etc...

so my outside folder  would be v4 characters for instance , then all the v4 characters as i install them i would drag the pic from the vendor page rename it appropriate
example :Vamp Siobhan
then clicking the link ive dragged over will take me here www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php

now all i need to know is within reach.... open poser scroll to vamp runtime and there she is
i can scroll through pics of all my v4 characters till i find the 1 i want .
same with props sceens etc

Personally i use 1 runtime (external) for each artist (vendor). Then i have a folder or group of folders with a picture of the product sorted as v4 character, scene ,prop,etc.

This allows me to view what i have in my runtime as needed click link to vendors page for deatiled info,and any addons for that package.

also when loading poser, i know the artist or group of artists the products and all i need before hand, so no searching poser library for it.

i had the same issue a while back go into gfx card settings while using poser or any other high gpu use program and set the video option to use 1 gpu rather then 2.
the hit graphically isn't noticeable, and it should fix your issue. remember to set it back after for playing games or whatnot. or you could always set a profile to change every time you start poser(easiest way)
good luck

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Thank you so much ! That did it.

thank you, doing that now.

I have tried removing all the user ini files and such suggested. Machine has been rebooted several times. Trying a fresh install of poser atm.
thank you for the reply.
Ive been going through smith micros faqs and tried submitting a ticket with no response as of yet.
any suggestions appreciated , i will try almost anything at this point :)