It's probably a really minor error but this error will not let me view the administrator panel configurations. (well it shows the menus and such but where the parameters are the error code is. I carefully installed it using the tutorial, and just to make sure I reinstalled it on my test site which got the same error message.

The error looks like this:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /home1/cascadeh/public_html/freichat/server/admin_files/home/index.php on line 1

When looking at Theme maker a slightly different error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /home1/cascadeh/public_html/freichat/server/admin_files/theme_maker/index.php on line 1

The other menu's are pretty much the same error message (perhaps this is all from one slightly midtyped "}"?

I'm currently using Xfreichat alpha 5.1 which I am very impressed with! I tried experimenting with the code to fix it, but I'm not php expert although I'm trying to learn little bits and pieces. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Also forgot to mention, I selected JCB (joomla cb) as my installation type. I am currently using joomla 1.5.23 (if that makes any difference). I'm assuming it's a chat error.
Cheers Josh Lewis

your FTP client has messed up the PHP file. if you open that file from the server side you will notice that it has no line breaks.
to be on the safe side, upload the zip file and decompress it in the server itself. (for ex: from cpanel)

Thanks! Now it works perfectly! I would have done the uncompressions in the first place as the instructions show but both fpt's I use do not support this. But as mentioned I looked in my host's cpanel and just happened to find one which worked and then reinstalled the chat, and bam! Now I am very pleased. Have you guys (assuming this project was not made along) submitted the new x version on the joomla extensions directory? If not you should, If you do I'll have to be sure to write good things about this extension. I've tested out a few commercial chat systems which I'm liking your better! (I haven't even tested everything out!)

Good work, and amazing support!
Cheers Josh Lewis