I have the same problem on a WAMP server on my computer.

What is the .htaccess file supposed to look like? Mine is as below.

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<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_security.c>
    SecFilterEngine Off
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

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Hi, thanks for your assistance.

I have put the WordPress in the www directory of wamp (C:\wamp\www\sitename)

I have tried both

RewriteBase /wamp/www/sitename
RewriteRule . /wamp/www/sitename/index.php [L]

and

RewriteBase /wamp/www/

RewriteRule . /wamp/www/index.php [L]

as well as

RewriteBase /localhost/

RewriteRule . /localhost/index.php [L]

localhost/sitename/ works but localhost/sitename/news does not work

Not Found

The requested URL /sitename/news was not found on this server.

The backend is working fine.

localhost/sitename/wp-admin/profile.php

and I can edit the pages I have created previously.

You or any one else got any idea?

/Kenneth

Thanks again for your help.

Unfortunately that did not wotk either.

The backend still works though.

I guess the problem is elsewhere?

Hmm, mod_rewrite was not enbled by default.

I had to modify httpd.conf in C:wampbinapacheApache2.2.17conf

I did uncomment the line

#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

and together with

#RewriteBase /

RewriteRule . index.php [L]

it works.

Thanks a lot for your support.