ditto - thanks to all!

Another data point.

Following PTStudios' post, I disable my internet connection (physically unplugged the cable from the router), started Poser 8 (Poser loaded the library with no problems), I reconnected the cable, and everything was fine.  I could access the internet and Poser was happy.  I closed Poser and went on with my business.

Later on - with the internet connection still active, I started Poser and it loaded the library - it appears the above sequence "reset" something in Poser so that it now loads the library (at least on my machine).  I have been able to repeat this so if appears that it isn't a fluke. 

What I haven't done yet is power cycle the computer to see if the problem stays fixed.

Nice work!

I confirm that my Poser 8 loads fine when the internet is disabled.

I loaded a copy of LSMGUI.swf from my backup copy and it does not work - so it is probably not a matter of it being damaged as much as it is not working with something new from Adobe.

I have no idea why Poser 8 on my twin machine still works - other than even though both machines have identical versions of IE and Flash running - they have different startup routines - and maybe a startup program is gumming up the works.

I look forward to the fix from SM - or at least making LSMGUI.swf from Poser 10 available to the rest of us who don't have that file available.

Cool - I'll keep an eye on the forum. 

Nice to have a collective of minds and fingers working on a very weird problem.

One last data point - I also have a copy of Poser 7 on the same computer (just in case of goofy situations like this one) - and it works fine.  I don't know if Poser 7 and 8 use similar library mechanisms, that is whether they both rely on Explorer and Flash - so I don't know if this is relevant.

Very perplexing - I've experienced the exact same problem beginning yesterday Sept 25.  Poser 8 was working fine the day before.  I have automatic updates disabled - I only allow updates after I am notified - so I am pretty sure nothing had changed overnight.

Poser 8 fires up after a delay and with no library.  I can load previous scenes - but still no library.

I uploaded an archived backup version of my Poser 8 folder and have the same problem.

I removed my preference files and had Poser 8 regenerate new ones and have the same problem.

Strangest of all - I have another backup copy on a "twin computer" running the same operating system (XP SP3) and same versions of Explorer and Adobe flash - and Poser 8 starts up without any problem - which suggests that it isn't an Explorer or Flash issue.

Any thoughts?