Re-installing to database
 

Hello. I had a major foulup so I have to re-intstall some worpresses. Naturally the start out with the default skin but all the content is still there because it's in the MySQL database. When I re-install Atahualpa is there any way of making it access the options there will be in the MySQL so it looks pretty much like it should

Try a manual install of Atahualpa as outlined in the New versions and updating forum. If the settings are in the Db the theme should pick them up.

when you say you 're-installed' what did you do? Did you delete the database?

All settings, along with posts, users, comments Atahualpa settings, plugin settings etc are stored in the database, so if you deleted the database and then had wordpress rebuild it, everything is gone.

If on the other hand all you did was replace the WordPress files, then all teh Atahualpa options are still in the database and once Atahualpa is installed and activated, you should pick up your previously defined settings.