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i installed open sef 2.0.0-rc5-sp2 , reviewing http://projects.j-prosolution.com/en/do ... ensef.html have problems.  read installation doc here see:

my .htacess file has uncommented:
########## begin - 3rd party sef section
############# use section if using 3rd party (non joomla! core) sef extension - e.g. opensef, 404_sef, 404sefx, sef advance, etc
#
rewritecond %{request_uri} ^(/component/option,com) [nc,or] 
rewritecond %{request_uri} (/|\.htm|\.php|\.html|/[^.]*)$  [nc]
rewritecond %{request_filename} !-f
rewritecond %{request_filename} !-d
rewriterule (.*) index.php
#
########## end - 3rd party sef section

yes, commented joomla default above. 

i noticed path above reads "/component/option,com"....

i not have directory structure in joomla folder.

i have joomla directory root.
in have following folders:
/htdocs/joomla/administrator
/htdocs/joomla/cache
/htdocs/joomla/components  (***note reads plural***)
/htdocs/joomla/dmdocuments
/htdocs/joomla/editor
/htdocs/joomla/help
/htdocs/joomla/images
/htdocs/joomla/includes
/htdocs/joomla/language
/htdocs/joomla/mambots
/htdocs/joomla/media
/htdocs/joomla/modules
/htdocs/joomla/templates

also, when turned on global configuration seo , enabled  open sef saw in menus.  consistently shows path not exist:

open sef enabled--> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... /itemid,3/
without sef --> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... t&itemid=3

open sef  enabled--> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... ables.html
without sef --> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... &itemid=37

open sef  enabled--> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... itemid,45/
without sef --> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... &itemid=45

open sef  enabled--> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... ction/1/2/
without sef --> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... 1&itemid=2

open sef  enabled--> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... iew/72/63/
without sef --> http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/joomla ... &itemid=63

any suggestions? 

thank you,
dora

i find unlikely, webhost might not provide ability specify own .htaccess, or may not support mod_rewrite. sounds not case, you're experienced joomla's "core" sef functions, wanted mention possibility out of paranoia.

more likely: need configure opensef little more.

opensef finicky critter, , can wander right off on you. here's common stumbling blocks:

1.) components need "excluded" being rewritten via backend.
2.) enabling automapping can result in recursive loops among rewritten urls
3.) having directories same names rewritten component urls frequent cause of failure.

it looks you've taken opensef offline on example urls. post more information and/or re-enable, , i'll try , more.