Wow, what a rush! It's amazing how one ungrateful person can stir up so much crap. I agree that there are some items available in the "Free Stuff" area whose descriptions are rather ambiguous. However, I for one have never found this to be much of a problem. If I don't know what it's for, I'll check it out in the program. If I like it or find it useful, I keep it. If not, I discard it. Sure this may take some time but the operative word here is "free". I agree also that AntoniaTiger could show a bit more graciousness toward the contributors. They don't have to give their work away. They choose to. Glad you're not on my gift list.

Damn, I can't imagine what it is then. I'm good about updating drivers, svc pks, defragging, etc. Anyhoo, I've ordered P5 & it should be here within the week. I've wanted to step up to the new version since it's release & now is as good a time as any, I suppose. As a side note: After ordering P5, I spent nearly six hours working in P4 last night & experienced no problems. Go figure. Thanks to all for the assist. Happy Rendering.

Thanks for the assist. I suppose it's time to put the squeeze on the checkbook. As for terminating the program: unfortunately this has been an ongoing problem since installing WinXP Home edition. (this is what I get for trying to be frugal) Though not all the time, I am finding myself terminating non responsive programs quite frequently. This is not limited to merely poser, but Photoshop, as well as Paint Shop & Windows Explorer. Hmmm, OS problem?