Static Jack plugin problems

Having just started working with WordPress, I’ve been hesitant to install any plugins, since I couldn’t figure out how many of them worked and what they’d look like integrated into the blog. But when I saw the Static Jack plugin it just seemed too tempting and useful to pass up.

The only problem is…I can’t seem to make it work? o__o;; Actually, I’m not even sure HOW it’s supposed to work. Can I have these static pages AND create regular WordPress pages as well? After installing the plugin, all other pages I had previously created disappeared. The only thing that shows now is the homepage and anything else displays as: “No input file specified.” I tried uploading an html file but that didn’t work either.

I’m beginning to think I might have royally mishandled the installation… >_< I have suspicions that it might be the .htaccess/mod_rewrite part of the installation that I goofed on.

The readme says to remove the WP generated code from the .htaccess file and replace it with:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ index.php/$1
</IfModule>

So I went into the admin console > manage > files > .htaccess. Then I deleted what was in there and pasted the above code. Did I misunderstand the instructions?

And insight would be welcomed with showers of flowers and other glittery things. =)