Did it just the way you described Lightspeed (except I just called the file dragon.hrt and then dragon.jpeg), the jpeg show in the character window but only if I use a current project file save and change that to .hrt but the character doesn't appear in the main window, just a background. If I use a haptar file even with renaming it as I did with the current project file, it doesn't even show on the list of names.
Sorry Art made a mistake, just rechecked and it's a .ppf not .pps that's what it saves as if saved using current project option.
If I save it as a haptar I get 2 files, my haptar file and a dragon_texture.jhp file (which I'm not really sure what to do with).
I copied both the haptar file and the jpeg from people putty into hals character folder (path was exactly as you said). All my people putty files are in my projects folder (not sure if that's relevant?)
Reading through what you just said, something occurred to me, you mentioned .haptar, my haptar file only has it's file name dragon when I come to it, which I have been then changing to dragon.htr if I hover the pointer over it it says it's a haptar file, not sure if that has any bearing?
once in hals character file it says it's a haptek player document but so do all the other character files, the only difference is they work, haven't touched the other characters file at all, only the one I'm trying to get to work.
I've made and remade the character in people putty in case it was something I've done, I've deleted the files for my character that didn't work and put in replacement new files but no matter what I try, it's like banging my head on a brick wall, at the moment it feels like I can make loads of really cool heads but can't do anything with them. Sorry to sound like I'm moaning, I just don't get it.