It doesnt overwrite any files at all, none, nada, zero. If prompted for an overwrite, it might be because it puts files into subfolders. You upload the contents of the upload folder (but not the upload folder itself) to the root folder of your forum (the one that contains register.php) and all the folders as well, this places the correct files into the correct folders. You then import the product_vbstopforumspam*.xml file in your pluigin manager.

Its exactly what Samir said but if you dont have FTP upload access and your provider goes you some crappy webinterface, then youll need to upload files mnaully into the correct folders

Indeed, no file edits, no overwrites, its upload, import and configure

I believe what I'll need to do is just transfer each of the folder's contents into the existing folders on the server using my ftp software. I tried just transferring each folder and it was trying to overwrite the existing folders on the server because they have the same name. Also, outside of the folders contained in your upload folder, there was another xml file along with the instructions text file. That was throwing me off too.

Still not doing something right.

You can "overwrite folders", youre not actually overwriting folders, just placing files into them, your FTP software is just brain dead beyond help in prompting for an overwrite when no actual overwrite will be happening.

Gav - check your personal messages

If I had hair, I'd be yanking on it right now. I can guarantee you that it is operator error. Not your program or my ftp program. Just the idgit behind the keyboard.

I have kids and 6 hours of travel for work each day, I havent had hair for a very long time

I saw mine leaving and headed it off at the pass. I shaved it just to spite it and it's been that way for many years :)

I'm losing mine too...but they have a plugin for that too...

If you ftp client won't let you just copy the folders, just put the files/folders there individually by going into each folder and then copying the contents. Hopefully this should be the most painful part of your installation. Do you have any other plugins?