Do NOT double post, and, read the first post. Tabitha, I understand it's great you're telling him, but it's better off telling him to look at the first post. It contains all the info you need, and it was also important for him to have read the rules.
Also, it shouldn't be that hard. Get a clean Fire Red rom, download the IPS patch. NAME THE GBA ROM AND THE PATCH THE SAME THING, if you haven't, and then play. This was also stated in the first post, where zel gave a link to the 'how to play hacks' thread.