Well, it doesn't appear as though this template works well on 1.5.7b. I base that on the obvious:
1. Many have installed, as per very clear step by step instructions, as did I, with no problems.
2. I am the only one, or so it seems, that has tried it on v1.5.7.b. I repeated the install as per those clear steps 3 times- (merge the images, includes and zcadmin folders) with no success.

This is the bebug msgs:
#1 zen_call_function() called at [/home1/thercrv6/public_html/Shop/zcadmin/configuration.php:132]

-There's nothing on line 132 of the zcadmin/configuration.php -
This is line 127 - 133
127 }
128
129 if (defined('MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_STATUS') and ( MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_USERID == 'NONE' or MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_SERVER == 'test')) {
130
131 $shipping_errors .= '<br />' . ERROR_USPS_STATUS;
132
133 }
(This may be an error in my USPS SETUP-going to finish this post and try without usps)

Next,
#2 require(/home1/thercrv6/public_html/Shop/zcadmin/configuration.php) called at [/home1/thercrv6/public_html/Shop/zcadmin/index.php:11]
--> PHP Warning: call_user_func() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, function 'zen_cfg_select_option(array('true', 'false'),' not found or invalid function name in /home1/thercrv6/public_html/Shop/zcadmin/includes/functions/general.php on line 1643.

1639 }
1640
1641 function zen_call_function($function, $parameter, $object = '') {
1642 if ($object == '') {
1643 return call_user_func($function, $parameter);
1644 } else {
1645 return call_user_func(array($object, $function), $parameter);
1646 }

This last one would take me quite awhile to try and figure out, if ya'll have any input I'm more than all ears. If not, thank you for at least looking.

I noticed something else kind of strange:I cannot transfer MYSITE/Shop/includes/configure.php from my local to my host. I CAN transfer from the host to my local. Using Dreamweaver CS5.5 I get this:
553 Can't open that file: Permission denied
public_html\Shop\includes\configure.php - error occurred - An FTP error occurred - cannot put configure.php. Dreamweaver encountered an internal data error. Please try the operation again.

File activity incomplete. 1 file(s) or folder(s) were not completed.

Files with errors: 1
public_html\Shop\includes\configure.php

I've never seen a file I can't transfer up before when I can transfer it down.

Now, before I have an Aneurysm, and for my own sanity, I'm not going to spend too much more time trying to figure this out and I'll roll back to the default....If I can figure out how to remove all the files replacements Winchester Black kidnapped. My guess is I'll have to remove and reinstall the whole thing an start over. I made a STUPID rookie mistake by backing the entire shop up to my local, but then the idiot in me syc'd the locl/remote wich overwrote my backup. Yup, I'm a dummy.

Thank you all for helping. You are a valuable resource and I appreciate ya.