JB,
Thanks a lot .
AL,Thanks to u too.
I just saw that AL has addressed this issue and provided steps .Just saw that bit after i had done the below
I looked into the settings bit after JB's reply.
Settings ->General Settings -
Changed Number of Posts to Show Per Page to 40.
Changed Default Thread Age Cut Off to "Show all threads"
The no of pages now visible is 13 .
Regards,