Even though you are using an External Runtime (mostly likely stored on an external drive), I have found through trial and error that M4 and V4 want to be installed to the initial runtime.  Therefore if Poser is installed say on your C: drive then you should install M4 and it's associated Morphs there as well.

  Once those Morphs are installed on the initial runtime, you'll be able to use the content on your external drives just fine.

  I know HD space is what you are trying to save and you wish to reduce the runtimes but it was the only thing that worked for me.

Therefore, your M4 install should be...
Install Poser (Done)
Install M4
Install M4++

Then try applying the morph packages you bought that are installed on the External Runtimes.

Good Luck!

This is a sad sad day for the art world. We are all poorer in his passing.

My best wishes go to his family.

 Sprryte, Thanks to this thread, I gave P3DO another try and I found it to be light, fast and very helpful when it comes to searching.  I always say Dare to compare...Download the latest version which is chock full of goodies and give that a try. 

In this thread, we haven't heard from Rocketship that makes PZDB.
I have heard and had favorable feedback from www.Senosoft.com (P3DO).  I love great support.
Has anyone tried Pboost?  I would like to hear from them.

I've included your entire reply.

Let me start off saying that you are right in that it IS very generous of p3do to offer a free version of it's software.  It has NO time limit which is more than I can say for Rocketship Technologies offering. They are honest in their 30 Day trial and I had no problems with it and was sorry to remove it after the trial.  It was just that price tag that made me go away.  It might be right and proper to charge 65 bucks for the licenses but it was just too much for me at that time.

I also made sure I didn't say your software was crippled which my initial thought.  I'm sure there are extra features that one gets when they pay for a full version.  However, my initial bout with the software made me have reservations.

I think I'm like a lot of users who open up the package and see what they can do.  The first thing I wanted to was reorganize my runtimes.  When I tried to do a multiple cut and paste, the program just flat out refused.  I opened up regular explore, got it to the same point and had no problem doing multiple cut and pastes.

At that point, I sighed disappointment and mainly have used it as a search engine.

I will also say that I could be in serious error regarding your software, if it does work the way you said below.  Even if it doesn't, it might be the my organization of my runtimes.  As I stated, 100 different users will most likely have their runtimes organized 100 different ways.  No software can anticipate any one user's preference and idiosyncracies.

However, what I did deal with was my quick experience with P3dO.  Those are just MY facts from MY particular experience.  When I couldn't do a multiple cut and paste, it rather broke my heart.

From this post I can see that there a lot of people who use your software expertly and have no problems.  The fact that you have responded has already shown better support than the original poster has been apparently receiving.  That speaks volumes.

Like I tell my father, Dare to Compare.  I might've simply been a victim of my own organization (which I have redone since then) or perhaps I just didn't install properly it.  What I wish to do is continually organize my runtimes, search and find items and launch the items once they are found.  I'll read your documention and try again.  I could become your best customer.

To Yarp, I'm sorry too, though the last line of your post I feel is from frustration, rather than anger, I can't unring that bell nor should I.  It was my honest experience.

I will say this in ending, I DO find it hard to believe that anyone would offer software for FREE, give out FREE updates, stand behind that offering for 9, count em NINE years if they weren't honest and passionate and caring and generous.  As I said, nothing wrong with wanting cash for extra features for your software.  That's the american way and I'm an american.  I hope you are succeeding and I want you to continue to succeed and grow.

I invite everyone to try out your very generous offer and go by their own results and post it in the forums.  I know I will.

I'm sorry to the Original Poster and hope you find your answers.  This was supposed to be a PZDB thread, not a P3DO thread.

Robin aka Not so quietrob
Southern California.

Quote - Your choice is to use PzDB and I have nothing against.
But please, don't disminish P3dO features. 

P3dO offers a generous free version for Poser users since more than 9 years.
This free version has been constantly updated, upgraded, distributed for free.
The free version has no time limit and is enough to do the basic organization you might need.
Plus it allow to open directly from Windows (P3dO) to Poser.

And also as the name suggests P3dO is an Explorer, then of course Copy Paste, Drag'n Drop works exactly the same as with the Explorer.
After a search you just double-click a file and it opens in Poser. The search is not as rich as PzDB and that's normal the 2 software have different purposes.

I insist that the free version is enough to open files in Poser and manage them with the Explorer. There's absolutely no limit there.
The pro version has more features, and they are not free. This is not a limit, this is just another software and the message is: if you want more, then pay for it. Exaclty like PzDB but again in a different way.

I just can't believe what is written above.

Yarp
www.senosoft.com

 Thank You benney.

I'll have to ask permission to take the pictures but since it's merely the insides of a various Mall Stores It shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Attached Link: Check out the development of my comic

Not to be off topic but I had hoped that Poser 8 would deal with these issues.  My runtime is only about 25 gigs.  I've heard of runtimes with over 250 gigs.  That is a lot of searching that makes a decent databasing program a must.  My workflow was incredible while using PZDB as I had already separated most of my items into groups by keywords.

How P3DO stack up?  Can you search for an item and then launch from the search?  The Freeware version seems to be very limited which led me NOT to buy the item.  If someone really has a trial I feel it should be a full trial NOT a feature-limited version.

 As with so many things, I guess I didn't ask the right question when I did my search.  I've found a mall at least.  I'll try and just make the rest myself.  Thanks to all...well to the Luke A for replying!

 Thanks for replying acadia.  I still don't know if I'll be able to use the morphs and I didn't wish to pay 30 bucks in order for Aiko to wear shoes that cost 8.  That's not too cost effective!

Stay Cool in Canada!

 I think I can supply the shoes!

And I have a feeling that most people here who consume models will have plenty of shoes to populate the scene.  But since you said that type of scene is easy, I'll check out your store and see if you have one ready.

Thanks for replying.  I hate making threads that no one answers and it ends up in the dreaded "DEAD THREAD" pile!

 It worked quite well for me during the trial period.  However, I found the 65 dollar price tag just too darn high.  I see that they dropped the price now to make it a little more palatable yet it is still the highest price utility for Poser listed here.

They did return my emails and it did take some doing but I did get it to launch properly.  It seemed to recognize keywords as well.

 I think the first user has the right idea.  Use the 30 day trial and see if it works for you and your setup.  So far, I've come across 100 different Poser users and 100 different setups.

 Maybe!  I find it hard to believe that a site dedicated to artists wouldn't like every type of image except for PSD files.

I had no idea you were the one that created Cool Fever and other great products for my favorite character.  Thank you for the cool stuff!

and where can I get an Autumn Day?  I love it but the link leads to 404ville.  After I cleanup the pad I'll try again.  I had no idea I stayed p to 5:25am trying to get my Manga done!

 I am still topping out at 7 characters plus clothing.  Of course my story needs 8 in this scene.

Still 7 seven characters EACH one outfitted is almost 21 figures and at that seems like a lot.  Normally I'll have only a few characters in each scene but I need to defeat this as saving up for a more powerful Poser 8 (Why do I hear so many nightmares about stability) is months away.

msg24_7, thanks!  I did as you said and actually it had the figures and their clothing line up a little easier as I imported them in.  What this did was make it easier to hide figures as I progressed in layers rendering.

Right now It goes like this.  Put ALL characters and props in the scene.  Check angles.  And then render without backgrounds.  I'm not using shadows so this will work.  BUT when I do use shadows with Ambient Occlusion I will have to do the scenes with only a few characters.

Thanks you all for your help!

The scene below that I decided not use but it shows 7 characters, outfitted, no second skins but for accuracy sake even the girl you can barely see is wearing boots and a training suit.  Also the girl with the glasses is using hair that is a figure.  To save even more memory, I changed ALL other hair to hair props. So actually, I have 8 figures, 7 figures as suits, the glasses girl is also wearing 4 figures (shirt, skirt, socks and shoes), so really I am rendering 20 figures. 

Is that good?

Hmm, I just tried to upload the Tif file.  It didn't work!!!!  Must be bedtime on the west coast of california.

 THANKS!

Poser does seem to ignore the invisible characters which makes deletions unnecessary. 

Msg24_7, that is amazing.  While cloth doesn't matter in your render I think all figures are counted so it's pretty much what I was looking for.  I hadn't thought to turn off the unseen body parts (though I can only do this on one figure.  All the rest are wearing very skimpy clothing and boots.

I'm not sure how to remove textures, though.  I may have actually consult the manual!

My current scene has 8 characters (One using a second skin).  If I get it to work, I'll post it here!

 The link is great!  Merci!  Merci Beaucoup mes frere!!