ok - i did the hack - i followed all the steps as far as i know. I seem to have two problems...
1. When i go into smilie settings on the control panel, it lists only the ones that have code like ':-o' or something. but when i go into to check the list - it lists all of them that are in my smilies folder. (the first time i opened smilie settings it listed them all, i didnt delete any, but after that it only listed the ones that had text codes.
2. when i go in to post either new topics or replies - the message icon still only includes the basic ones that are in my icons folder. the instructions dont say anything about what to do with the ones in the icons folder. do they get moved to the smilies folder too?