IWeb doesn't update my site

Hey
I have recently installed the update for iWeb and since then i have had a real problem. I have totally revamped my site through iWeb and published, but the old design is all that shows. None of the files are found but the thumbnails are showing. I have deleted all the files on me iDisk and rebuilt the lot twice but it still hasn't updated.
Can anyone help?
Here is the link should you need it.
www.web.mac.com/therandle
Many thanks
The Randle

Hi randle:
How did youy resolve the problem? I have the same situation, after installing the newest iWeb version, it will not puplish the changes I made in iWeb. What have you done to make it work? Your help is appreciated, thank you!
Maakooyee
PowerBook Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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