all the files for the template have to end up in the template subdirectory of your forum. eg: "
www.example.com/forum/templates/subMerged" the subdirs of subMerged should be admin, images, fla. There should be stuff like bbcode.tpl, index_body.tpl in the subMerged dir. You probably are going to have to use a FTP client like SmartFTP, or internet explorer 6 (MS Firefox v7 cut out ftp support and now functions just like firefox). FYI: Knowledge base is the best place to look for first.
Here is an article about installing themes.
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