Sorry for the delay, I was real busy...
Here is a fix to use from within the thread (Administative)
Edit threadadmin_deletethread
Look for:
HTML Code:
<input type="checkbox" name="keepattachments" value="1" id="cb_keepattachments" tabindex="1" /> {vb:rawphrase keep_attachments}
Replace with:
HTML Code:
<input type="checkbox" name="keepattachments" value="1" id="cb_keepattachments" checked="checked" tabindex="1" /> {vb:rawphrase keep_attachments}