[Miniature-Giant]

Thanks for the direction. In fact, that was the part of the instructions that I was least sure of (except for the optional multi-language edit -- couldn't find the line to modify).

The instructions state:
* If needed, you may have to manually copy/paste the content of the .htaccess file into your existing .htaccess file

I'm not sure what "if needed" or "may have to" mean -- sorry for my ignorance. I already had a ".htaccess" file in my store, but it only had one line:
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

I first tried replacing this one-line file with yours, and this morning, I tried appending your file's contents to this one-liner. I then turned the module "XC SEO" on in my admin interface. Both ways resulted in the same error messages.

I read on the forum that one shouldn't have their store below the "root directory". I currently have mine in a folder called "store". Would this be causing this problem? Should I move everything up one folder?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,
James