This is taken verbatim from the instructions file and is what you need to do to make the thread buttons disappear.
__Find__
Code:
<!-- Thread nav and post images -->
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="100%"><smallfont color="#EEEEFF" class="thtcolor"><b>Thread</b></smallfont></td>
<td><a href="newthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=newthread&forumid=$forum[forumid]"><img src="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/newthread.gif" border="0" alt="Post New Thread"></a></td>
<td><normalfont> </normalfont></td>
<td><a href="newreply.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=newreply&threadid=$threadid"><img src="$replyclose" border="0" alt="Post A Reply"></a></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /Thread nav and post images -->
__Replace with__
Code:
<!-- Thread nav and post images -->
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="100%"><smallfont color="#EEEEFF" class="thtcolor"><b>Thread</b></smallfont></td>
<td>$threadbutton</td>
<td><normalfont> </normalfont></td>
<td>$replybutton</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /Thread nav and post images -->
__Find__
Code:
<td><a href="newthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=newthread&forumid=$forum[forumid]"><img src="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/newthread.gif" border="0" alt="Post New Thread"></a></td>
<td><normalfont> </normalfont></td>
<td><a href="newreply.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=newreply&threadid=$threadid"><img src="$replyclose" border="0" alt="Post A Reply"></a></td>
__Replace with__
Code:
<td>$threadbutton</td>
<td><normalfont> </normalfont></td>
<td>$replybutton</td>