Thread: No custom fields found. Redux

No custom fields found. Redux

"No custom fields found. This usually means your install script did not run correctly. Go back and try reactivating the theme again."
Has this issue ever been solved?

I'm having this problem on a trial hosting account with WordPress installed in a sub-directory.
A few months ago I had this problem (and gave up on it) while trying to install ClassiPress on a sub-domain WordPress site.

I'm wondering if the problem might have something to do with the .htaccess file settings?
So, another question:
IF WordPress is in a sub-directory, does the .htaccess file have to be in the ROOT directory?
IF so, what would the .htaccess file look like?