ok i give up i have spent the last few hours trying to install and get past the test. install went ok as far as file and folders go and patches installed properly. i have searched this thread several times and have found my problem elsewhere but none of the solutions has worked for me. and everything appears correct according to what i have read.

using zc 1.3.8 installed in root folder and ssu_beta_3.6.6

here are my test page results
Warning Checking includes/configure.php
Warning Suggested .htaccess content
Success #### BOF SSU
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# Deny access from .htaccess
RewriteRule ^\.htaccess$ - [F]

RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php?/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA]

#### EOF SSU
Warning Checking cache write permission
i am doing a 301 domain redirect i also need to add specific page redirects. i used the code from http://wiki.rubikintegration.com/zen...u/installation. here is my .htaccess
RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^natureskeepers.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.natureskeepers.com$
RewriteRule ^/?$ "http\:\/\/www\.aviancuisine\.com" [R=301,L]

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
# Change "/zencart/ to the correct setting
# if your site is located at root folder, then you should have RewriteBase /
# Go to your include/configure.php, this value should be the same with the value of DIR_WS_CATALOG
RewriteBase /

# Deny access from .htaccess
RewriteRule ^\.htaccess$ - [F]

RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule .* - [L]

RewriteRule ^(.+) index.php/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]
#### EOF SSU
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

thx