[Crazy Pete]

Actually, I tried what you did and I got it working, except that there's kind of a gap between all the images...here's what I have for my header...

<!-- logo and buttons -->
<center>
<table border="0" width="{tablewidth}" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
  <td valign="top" align="left" bgolor="#C4CBD3"><a href="index.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{titleimage}" border="0" alt="$bbtitle"></a></td>
  <td valign="bottom" align="right" nowrap bgcolor="#C4CBD3">
   <!-- toplinks -->
<center>
   <a href="usercp.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_profile.gif" alt="Here you can view your subscribed threads, work with private messages and edit your profile and preferences" border="0"></a>
   <a href="register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=signup"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_register.gif" alt="Registration is free!" border="0"></a><br>
   <a href="calendar.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_calendar.gif" alt="Calendar" border="0"></a>
   <a href="journal.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_journal.gif" alt="Journals" border="0"></a>
   <a href="vbstats.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_stats.gif" alt="Stats" border="0"></a>
   <a href="chat.php"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_live-chat.gif" alt="Live Chat" border="0"></a><br>
   <a href="refer.php?s="><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_referrals.gif" alt="Refer Friends" border="0"></a>
   <a href="http://www.expectedmiracles.com/donate.html"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_donate.gif" alt="Donate" border="0"></a>
   <a href="memberlist.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_members.gif" alt="Find other members" border="0"></a>
   <a href="misc.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=faq"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_faq.gif" alt="Frequently Asked Questions" border="0"></a><br>
   <a href="search.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_search.gif" alt="Search" border="0"></a>
   <a href="index.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_home.gif" alt="Home" border="0"></a>
   <!-- <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=logout"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_logout.gif" alt="Logout" border="0"></a>  -->
</center>
   <!-- /toplinks -->
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /logo and buttons -->

<!-- content table -->
<table bgcolor="{pagebgcolor}" width="{tablewidth}" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
  <td>
  $nptext