Hi folks,
I’m new to WordPress, and have actually the 2.6.2 version.
I had the same problem as yours and tried everything from this post.
Finally I tried to move the upload directory from /wp-content/uploads to /uploads, and it solves my problem!
I created the uploads folder manually with my ftp client, and set it to 777. In settings->misc., I set the upload directory name to “uploads” (no slash anywhere)
Note that I get an error if I check the checkbox “organize my files in year and month folders” (or something like that, I have the french WP version!)
I’m not sure if I broke something by moving the upload folder or if it’s more dangerous for security, what do you think?
Hope this helps!
Sebastien