I think this thread may address the C Exception problem:
http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?ForumID=12440&Form.ShowMessage=914441

Good luck!
Auralia

You should probably post this to the bugs forum, as well. :) Auralia

That's gorgeous, pokeydots! I'm a sucker for Halloween, and I really love that image. :) Now I have to go check out nerd's tutorial for myself. :) Auralia

Before the patch, the walk designer was slow with the new figures. The patch should help speed that up a bit.

I guess the question is: is it just slow, or is it completely hanging your system? If it's just slow then the problem may be fixed (well, helped) by the patch. (It's too bad that you can't get the patch already, but at least there's hope for when you do get the patch). If it's hanging completely on your system, that's a different thing entirely, and you should contact CL's tech support, or write in a bug report.

What are the specs for your system? How long did you wait with the hourglass?

Good luck,
Auralia

It looks like you're doing great with Poser 5, jwkub, since your crap just keeps getting better. ;) Auralia

I think it's gorgeous the way it is! :) Auralia

That's pretty sweet about the cloth simulation. :) I wish it ran that fast on my machine! I've heard on here about some problems with Poser 5 causing processors to run hotter than usual (especially with the libraries open, it apparently runs the CPU at 100%). You might want to make sure that your processor isn't getting too hot... I saw a thread about that previously, but I don't remember the details about how to check your processor temperature. (I'm still jealous of your system -- hey maybe it's the power of my mind that's making it crash for you. ;-) ) Auralia

You're welcome. :) I really like Poser 5, so it's tough hearing about people who can't run it. :( Definitely try turning off the anti-virus software. By nature, anti-virus software is pretty intrusive. I've heard of it causing problems with software before. Even if Poser does work without it running, I don't know if keeping the virus software off is a good permanent solution for you, but it would at least pinpoint the conflict. Firewall software could also potentially be a problem. You're running all the potential problem apps on your system! ;) I have no idea about USB devices. :) Maybe someone else would know about that... And good luck again! Auralia

Do you have any virus-checking software running? You might want to turn that off, as well as any other software running in the background. Also, you might want to check out the previous posts about the patch causing a BSOD. Admittedly, it sounds like your problem is different, since you were having it before. But it's worth a try. One more thing you might want to try -- if you don't have recent drivers for your video card, you may want to update them. Sometimes that helps with software crashing (maybe even with software crashing your OS). I'm trying to think if there's anything else that I can remember from my days as tech support, but I can't think of anything. Oh -- remember when you send e-mail to tech support to tell them about things like software that runs in the background on your system. They'll be trying to figure out what's (hopefully) unusual about your system that's causing a crash. Good luck! Auralia

The Odor Room will be part of Poser 6. ;-)

At least it's not corny! ;-) Auralia

The patch appears to be temporarily unavailable because some files were missing. Check out this thread for more details: http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?ForumID=12356&Form.ShowMessage=895023&Reply=895113#16 Auralia

Try to look at the task manager to see if it's actually loading up or if it's quitting right away for some reason. I also highly recommend turning off other applications that may be conflicting with it. The most typical problem software is virus software, because it's very invasive software. If worst comes to worst, try booting up into Safe Mode/VGA mode and starting from there. If it starts up, then that means that something is conflicting with it. Either there's some software running that conflicts with it, or you might want to update your video driver. I have no idea why it would suddenly stop working, though. Whew, those years of tech support are coming in handy. :) Good luck! Auralia

Just remembember -- hardware upgrades are good for you. They build character. :) Auralia

I saw someone try it with "The Scream" once, and it's pretty strange looking (especially since there's no side pic), but pretty cool nonetheless. Auralia