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Thanks, Jeff, but in the immortal words of Homer SImpson, "Doh!" It was only 15 minutes after I posted by plea that I discovered my error - just use the "+" button to add it. Couldn't see the forest for the trees. Another request for help, though, and I'll probably post this one separately later. I need Poser props for a Beretta 9mm and Dirty Harry's S&W .44 magnum. Freestuff preferred, but I'll also pay for them.

Second the motion.

There probably is a page or web site that has all the locations for the various Poser-related files, but I suspect you'll learn like the rest of us - diggin' around in the Poser directory (folder) and subdirectories using either My Computer or Windows Explorer. By the way, if a zipped file has both an .OBJ file and texture files (usually .JPG or .TIF), put the texture files in the same folder that the .OBJ file goes in. That way, the textures load automatically. Took me a year to discover that one!

Some Poser artists/creators incorporate the directory structure when they zip the file. Read any *.txt or *htm file first. Most of us put file location instructions in the "read Me." As a general rule, *.CR2 files go in ...RuntimeLibrariesCharacter and you can either pick which subdirectory in which to put the CR2 and it's associated RSR or you can use either My Computer or WIndows Explorer to create the subdirectory. HR2 files go in ...LibrariesHairetc. PP2 files go in ...LibrariesPropsetc. PZ2 files go in ...Poseetc. *.OBJ files go in a subdirectory in ...Geometries and the author's read me will tell you 99% of the time in which subdirectory it goes. BMP, TIF, JPG, and BUM files all go in ...RuntimeTextures. I created subdirectories in ...Textures just to keep all the textures somewhat organized. If you really get stumped, most authors put their e-mail address in the read me. Ask them specifically where to put a confusing file or two.

Argh! Boot with a bootable floppy disk that has FDISK.EXE on it. At the prompt, type "fdisk /mbr" (without the quotation marks). That will rebuild the drive's master boot record. If you don't have Norton Utilities, find someone that has. You only need one DOS program from Norton Utilities - NDD.EXE. Run it from an prompt as "NDD /rebuild." The "/rebuild" switch will completely rebuild your FAT by reading the start and ending file clusters for every file on your hard drive. If you're running Windows 95/98, I recommend you invest in Norton utilities 2000 (SystemWorks 2000 is even better). When installed, every time your system boots, Norton backs up your FAT. Later, if your system has a bad FAT, Norton will automatically repair/replace it for you.