Why is my avatar a cloud?

[Ty Bekkers]

My avatar is a cloud how can i fix this? I need serious help KUDO. i BELIEVE when the new version came out a day or so ago it made my cloud happen. In my preferences I tis checked to aotomatically install. I di=on't know what happened agter that. I uninstalled sl then reinstalled it and that didn't work. know I have about 4 run and save programs, Don't know what to do

[Rolig Loon]

Everyone's avatar is a cloud, at least for a few seconds during login.  That's the default shape of your av.  If it doesn't clear up in a few seconds, it's either because you're not fully logged in or (more commonly) because the final rendering of your real shape got stuck.  Here's the normal way to deal with it >>> http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/fs_bake_fail

Note that if this is a chronic problem for you, then it really is a connection issue.  SL demands a very stable, reliable connection.  That has nothing to do with bandwidth.  It's about not losing packets of data or having bottlenecks in the Internet pathway between your viewer and the servers.  If that's a recurring issue, come back here and we'll help you deal with it.