Thanks.  Didn't mean to hijack the USPS thread with UPS, but each time I thought I was done, I wasn't done.  I'll try it later and if it doesn't work, I'll investigate.

Okay, it looks like I have UPS configured.  The only thing questionable is the username, which I used my UPS Account Number, as well as password.  If this is incorrect  let me know.  I'll be trying it out soon, hopefully.  Thanks again!

Thanks again for your help, and for the links.

The USPS extension I used is the default.
I've enabled two options for shipping -- Priority Mail for domestic, and Priority Mail International for the rest.  However, if I can get the UPS Extension working, I can select UPS Ground for domestic and USPS for international, as this is how my supplier does it.

So first the good news -- I printed the instructions for USPS, and found UPS and printed that as well.  USPS looks like it's ready to rock 'n roll.  UPS requires an Access Key, which I get by going into their developer kit and selecting an API.  Question:  which API do I select, just to get an access key, just to get a calculation when a customer places an order?  As for username and password, do I use my account number and password?

Thanks!

Once again, thank you very very much!

Yes, I thought that I already had it secured; maybe Softand lucious did this as I was installing it, but the two website thing had me scratching my head.  So step 1 is checked off.

If steps can be skipped, and gone back to later, agreed -- maybe I can skip Paypal for the moment.

But this guide is the closest thing to "Here's what you do next."

Just poking around in there, I'm understanding a lot of it, just getting used to where everything is, as it's far different from what I've been using.

It's almost as if you trade in your 1939 Hudson for a 2020 Cadillac.  Where's the choke?  I can't find the choke.  What's this seat belt indicator mean?  What's the screen for?

Something else you might enjoy.  AbanteCart is not the only program I was considering.  There were a few others I was looking at, and I sent e-mails to a couple of them just to ask about them.  AbanteCart is what I installed, based largely on the fact that I got my questions ansered quickly, and I'm definitely on my way.  Another one, a newer version of what I was using before, I just this minute got a reply:  "Don't ask me, go to the forum for support."  This, after having been to the forum and getting nowhere.  Support is everything; this reinforces my decision to go with AbanteCart.  Thanks!

Just to let you know, I REALLY appreciate the help you gave me.  I'm now loged into my admin page, and have had a chance to poke around and get used to it.  As for where to start, I've printed out the "Going live checklist" in the documentation.

Since I don't do this every day, I'm looking this over and scratching my head.  So I have new questions, which I'll be posting on a new thread.

Thanks again!

Okay, I tried and it didn't work.

I posted exactly what I typed, but can't post.  My website is garytayman  period  com.  If I add /AbanteCart it takes me to the store.

It's hard to explain things here, as the forum keeps changing things on me.  it's / a b a n t e , without the cart.  That's the folder I made.  I tried /AbanteCart/admin123, no dice.  Uh, once again without the cart.

You may try if you like.  How do I get to the admin sign-in page?  I searched for this in the user manual and there's nothing there that I could find.  I had tried the accounts because I couldn't find it anywhere else; makes sense to be elsewhere but I can't find it.

By the way, just spending a few minutes in the main page, I'm VERY impressed!  I love the improvement, and can't wait to get this up and running!

One interesting thing -- I'll have to rethink this -- I currently have charts -- example, if you have a 1968 Camaro, it uses THESE kickpanels -- and a link directly to the product.  The interface with AbanteCart is so much better, I can find things much more easily -- but I still need to incorporate these charts into the mix.  It may take a serious redo.  But it'll be worth it, as I'm really impressed with the look.

Thanks for your reply.  Remember I don't do this stuff every day.  The default folder is Admin, and I wasn't sure if it needed to stay that way and there was another place to put Abantecart, or if it makes its own folder called Abantecart, or what it does.  I'm sure that whatever I guess at, it will be wrong, which is why I'm asking.  So -- will it make the folder, or do I have to make the folder before installing?