#1 sounds like a configuration issue in the admincp in the vba Gallery > Modify Settings page where the URL's and file paths are defined.
Your config is identical to mine - except that my forum isn't in a designated /forums/ directory - but in the html root.
I am however surprised that you had to copy all of these files over to get it to work. That just doesnt sound like a clean solution. It would almost make more sense to install the contents of the gallery folder directly into the same directory as the forums to make sure the file paths are clean. Is that possible?
To show how much of a greenhorn I am at
vB = How do I go about submitting a support ticket?