[Thanatos]

I have tried to install this program.

Created a new database.

Installed vbulletin 2.3.0, fresh.

Read the readme file, multiple times. Followed each step exactly, including, copying the find/paste to a notepad first, before re-copying to make sure any formatting was clear.

Installed this hack 100% successfully.

Verified all paths. forum/admin ( I used the example default) and making a replacement template forum/images (used that default too)

Vbulletin Options - Front Page game up, changed multiple options and saved. Verified saves.

go to main page, no images work.

Set multiple templates on, no love. Went into the phpadmin and verified everything was at default value 1 for replacements and styles and set that variable to 1 anyway in the admin menu.

Still no images. Just X's.

I have 3 computers around me, so I'd use different ones with different browsers to look at the site, no change. Cleared cache ech time.

Went into the templates, edited all the home based templates to reflect real world paths, both http://domain.com/forum/images and just forum/images. Still no actual change in images.

Copied and pasted url's for images in text bars in browsers and they will pull up.

tried using those in the home templates, still no love.

Am I missing something?

I deleted everything and walked through the process with someone standing over my shoulder reading each step as we went along a second and third time -- all with the same results.

Should I call it quits and use something else? any recommendations? I don't want to go the php-nuke route again.

Thanks for your consideration.