Removing /index.php/ Running on XAMPP on a virtual host

[eluser]xecure[/eluser]
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According to my httpd.conf file mod_rewrite is turned on (it was by default on XAMPP, I don't know if it's always like this)

I've uploaded a copy of the site to a separate host with this .htaccess file:

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^.*$ /index.php/ [NC,L]

and it all works well. I've used this exact same .htaccess file on my local host but I'm still getting