Ok, I'm going to try version 0.8. How do I make those changes in that version?

The .tpl file was in the templates/default/ folder. I copied that folder to make my own template.
I've already configured the software a great deal so far, so I'm not sure that starting over with a new version is a good idea. I'm also under a very tight deadline by my client.

Since the .tpl file ...

I've searched through the topics and haven't seen anything regarding this yet. I'm using version 0.7.1

I need to make some changes to the comment form. I'd like to remove the Homepage text box, Remember Information option, and the text: "Enclosing asterisks marks text as bold (*word*), underscore ...