.htaccess issue

[Destroyer666]

First things first I'm not good with apache infact this is the first time I actually need to use it

I have a problem on a web sever which I believe is related to the htaccess file

this is the structure of the site:

01/26/2009  11:41 AM            10,006 style.css
02/01/2009  05:34 PM    <DIR>          Stories <<contains additional files
02/01/2009  05:34 PM    <DIR>          images <<contains images
02/14/2009  09:12 AM    <DIR>          Indexed <<contains secodary menu pages
02/14/2009  09:13 AM    <DIR>          iFrame <<contains irame content
02/15/2009  01:53 PM             3,879 index.html

 

Now here is the problem:

Options All Indexes
IndexOptions FancyIndexing results:
If you are the webmaster of this site make sure that: 

You have uploaded correctly your files to the public_html directory which is the web-root of your account; 
You have not misspelled the URL. Bear in mind that letters are case sensitive and no white spaces are recommended; 
In case you have applied SEO - SEF URL rewriting rules, make sure you have re-named the htaccess.txt file to .htaccess. If there is already a non-empty .htaccess file read it and make sure the necessary rules are un-commented.

By adding chanes I would either get the same error or the one below:

If you are the webmaster of this site please log in to Cpanel and check the Error Logs. You will find the exact reason for this error there.

Common reasons for this error are:
Incorrect file/directory permissions: Above 755. 

In order files to be processed by the webserver, their permissions have to be equal or below 755. You can update file permissions with a FTP client or through cPanel's File Manager.
Incorrect Apache directives inside .htaccess file. 

Make sure you have not specified unsupported directives inside the local .htaccess file. Such include PHP settings and Apache module settings.

 

If someone can help me I would be greatly appreciative