Well, I know that the version of the template and the version of phpBB are the same. To fix my smiley problem, I simply switched the template temporarily to the default and made my deletions. I then switched back to the ClanzDarkness2 template. Oh..the smiley pack has to have a .pak file along with it...so I am uncertain if there were to be any other file stipulations.
As for the log in situation, I guess I will live with repeatedly entering my log in information until it is accepted...no worries.
Thank you all for your responses and thoughts.
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