The old reply images where replaced with small boxes in 7.1, so if you've uploaded all of the images for the upgrade, then this is a caching issue with your browser; clear your browser cache and it should work fine.
thanks, clearing cache fixed it!
re Ka Ching 7.1.4 Buttons, i've re-read that thread and see that i shall also have to play around with the CSS settings to make them look like buttons ...
