htaccess question

Hi, i installed Apache, PHP and mySQL on winNT. I am trying to get htaccess files to work. I created a .htaccess file in a directory with this line in it: errordocument 404 /404.php I changed the httpd.conf file for apache and restarted apache like this: # AllowOverride None AllowOverride All But when I enter a url that doesn't exist I get this error in the browser: Not found The requested URL /peter personal/applications development/generic/htdocs/subfolder/dfdfdf was not found on this server. Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. What is a good way to check if htaccess files are working, and what can I do to get them to work? Thanks for any ideas, hints, ...! Peter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://liga1.com building multiple language/culture websites http://poorbuthappy.editthispage.com online ethnology, up&down