Links don't work in local copy of CI

[eluser]JenR-o-Jenny[/eluser]
Newbie here and stumped. I can't seem to get the local development copy of my site to work properly. When I click on a link, I get a 404 not found.

I am using WAMPSERVER and I know I am connected to my db since i get the index page and all the links. I've modified the config.php file for the local info. I've tried each of the options for URI Routing to no avail.

I've ensured that the Apache rewrite module is enable and upon reviewing the apache error log i get:
[Fri Apr 03 08:41:36 2009] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/wamp/www/ScenicDVL/products

If I add index.php to my url i then get the page, however mod_rewrite is enable.

HELP! Also, recommendations on XAMPP over WAMPSERVER?

Thanks in advance!