You've always been able to format dates using the Date & Time formats option in the ACP, I'm sure IPB 2.2 will be no different. There should be one of the date options there that controls the format of the date, you just have to set the format the way you want it.
QUOTE(Invisionrocks @ Sep 21 2006, 03:32 AM)

why does the link show as "http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?act=Post&CODE=02&f=296&t=226943&qpid=1420097#" when I hover the mosue over "Show All" on the emoticons box?
Lots of links in IPB are just the current page with a # stuck at the end, those launch javascript popups mostly. They are links that just set the href to # and then have an onclick event usually.