Shot in the dark, and well if its everything this probably isn't is...was some of the poser content installed with an installer file by chance?  Perhaps they hardcoded the install path vs using ":Runtime:Textures:...."  can you look in the source files

Another thing are you loading the file that was already setup with poser content or trying to place things in a new scene (Do things work if you place things in a fresh scene).  Try saving out the file in a .car but not compressed and then you can look in the .car file and see what it is using for the paths.

This is the first .jpg referenced in a new .car file when I loaded the troll and applied the Lava map.

TMap {
Apth "D:dazext-contentRuntimetexturesDAZCharactersTrollLavaEyeM.jpg"
Rpth ":::daz:ext-content:Runtime:textures:DAZ:Characters:Troll:"
Ffmt JPEG

It should use the Rpth (relative path) but I am not sure what it will show on the mac, if it will have the volume name encoded or the systems lower level unix volume path.  If nothing else we could be exposing a problem that could be addressed.

Lastly is it every texture or just a few, if you import content into a new scene on the new system does it have the same problem or just content saved before then opened on the new system?

If that is the cloth deformer plug in, remove it. 

As for the serial and preferences, It probably has things in the registry, or in its own preference file that didn't get removed on an uninstall. 

Here is what happened when I had the sparrowhawk cloth plug in if I created a vertex object it would hang and be gone.  I removed all the third party plug-ins and re-added them one at a time until that one came up.  Not sure why but its a beta so I left it out.  Let me know if it still happens after you remove that plug in, for now I would remove any other third party ones.  Lets get you stable then can add them back in one at a time.

did you add any 3rd party addons to Carrara by chance?

yeah what GK said, either turn of UAC or run as admin.  Both lowers your security but more like XP.  UCA does funny things.

so far I I haven't... perhaps not enough work in it.. V64 and the icandy turned off..

I wish I had that so I could test it for you.. I haven't had any real crashes knock on wood but I haven't been using it enough either..

I have the tin can, with no problems other then having to adjust the textures, and faded industry no problem.  I am using vista 64 with 8 gigs of ram thought I know carrara is a 32bit app and only uses a portion of the memory

Wooot going to looK!

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/index.php?user_id=509860

I got my system from cyberpowerpc about a year ago.  Its a quad system, I put vista64 on it with 8 gigs of ram (put the ram in myself after market was cheaper, but went with fast ram) and a 8800GT  though for the same you could now get more computer for the same bang.  They are nice you start with your basic and configure everything (though you have to watch your own, that would be nice addonitis ).  I haven't had any issues.  Start with one with free shipping, then adjust in the configurator, it will say core2duo but you can change the MB and Processor in the selection. 

Yes please :) 

Thanks for the info.. EEEP sorry you have lost your .car file :(

Great work

Great, going to take  a look!

Thank you for sharing, its a great way to learn.  Fun little short.

Another thing I have seen is reducing the size of the scratch disk to help resolve that as well.