Yep it would appear so. I dont know what I did, but I just left out and came back a few times and it finally cleared up, but this is what I got initially for several tries. SQL Query Error: MySQL server has gone away Query was: SELECT SQL_CACHE * FROM Forum WHERE status='A' ORDER BY Priority, Name That message is all I saw where graphics and links should be. I hope that helps ya all to figure out the proglem. P.S. I had saved a desktop image for ya's too see what it looks like, but cannot upload it here due to the ridiculously small 200 kb limit on images.