Aside from Final Fantasy and an occasional tryst with Grand Theft Auto, I really don't do the whole console thing anymore. I used to... back before the internet was a viable in-most-every-home option. Since the internet consumed my soul I've done a great deal of MUDding, played EverQuest, EQ2, SWG, and City of Heroes... WoW was a gross disappointment. I currently play CoH and it seems I generally return to it when I get tired of other games, but I've been trying to cut back on my gaming a little bit so I can focus more on productive things like writing... and Poser. guilty grin

I don't have the lekku so I may be wrong, but I believe they're meant as a posable prop. They aren't supposed to be conformed. Load them onto your model, make sure they're positioned properly, and then Change Parent to the model's head instead of using Conform. I believe that should fix the problem.

I'm no computing genius, however I have to wonder... When you formatted, did you reinstall Microsoft's DirectX software? (microsoft.com/directx) I play online games quite frequently and whenever someone is having video problems, that's one of the first questions I ask. If you're using an old version of DirectX (particularly if using the latest graphics drivers), there may be a communication problem in the background that's causing the odd behavior.