LOL, yes it is sick and the uninstaller that comes with the zen lightbox is a good one since I have used it before...the funny thing is that it all happened when the owner ran the installer for the lightbox...that is when everything disappeared.

The running of the uninstaller was done previously to this post...I have tried all sorts of things from making sure the files were uploaded correctly to installing the script again then completely removing everything concerning the lightbox.

The store files--since there was no other addons--I just uploaded the entire directories, minus the config files, completely replacing any and all files within them so essentially I have pristine files on the server with no added files/codes.

I fear it is a problem that the template may have contributed to...since it is like another one I helped out that would not use the lightbox due to its own restructured files and pngscript.

soooo, thank you very much for your help and I will try installing it into a different directory with a new db and see if that helps any at all.

To be perfectly frank, no I don't. You did the one thing a zencart user should never do, namely run an uninstall script on your database. This is *always* going to cause more problems than it will ever solve. A well behaved uninstall script is unlikely to cause a problem directly, but a badly written one can cause irreparable damage. I have no idea which category the lightbox uninstall script fits into. Not running an SQL uninstall script at all, even if the relevent module files are deleted will never cause a problem, directly or indirectly.

About the only way I can see you recovering now is with a fresh install.

Sorry to be the bearer of this sad news.

Rod