A couple of problems

[Porthos]

first one is I can't seem to get any image to showup with my news on the front page. I put the path in the correct post I believe, /forum/images/misc/xxxxx.jpg or http://ut-2k4.com/forum/images/misc/xxxx.jpg and it shows up in the post on the forum but not on the portal front page. It's not an attachment but an icon.

the second thing is how do I fix the [read more] link. Brian says to replace the string with the one he posted but where or what template do I find the [read more] string in?

[Brian]

If you'll see this thread (http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=839) in the bugs forum and apply the changes there then that should take care of your image problem.
As for your "read more" link, go to your Admin CP, click on "Phrase Manager" under "Languages & Phrases". In the select field at the top of that page, choose "vBadvanced CMPS", and then find the phrase called "read_more".