My b2evolution Version: Not Entered

I have incorporated b2e into a design without much problems. I am only intending using it in the news section. I guess I 'm not sure how to use it throughout....

Anyway....I have an "includes" folder at the root level of my website for the sitmap, left and right navs. I always get an error on the b2e page if I try to call the includes files from that directory when placing the code on the _main.php page in my skin. I can get it to work if I copy those files to my custom skin directory, but that sort of defeats the purpose.

Is there anyway around this?

Regards,

Denny