The steps are very well explained in the readme file.
Make sure you follow them, take your time to read them (every word), as well the first post in this thread.
I wrote a lot of information, for a reason, so you check everything is posted.

Very nice archive. :)
Now all you have to do is complete the steps 1-3 from Forum Optimizations. Please read all information listed in the first post, properly.

You realize you installed this script for nothing, right? ;)
Your archives are protected so guests will get a no_permission page, due to your settings. In other words no search engine will index your friendly pages or forums.
You should allow guests to view your forums and threads.
I personally never understood why people block guests to view their forums and threads...

Hi Teck!!
Thanks for this cool hack!!
Installed without any Problems and tuned up with your addons from the First Page!
But one question: I have imported my PHPBB Forums into VBulletin. Now all written Threads after importing shows correct in the archive. But all other Threads bevor dont show the $post[username] . What can i do? In my Forums all Usernames are there... ;)

Thank you in advance

Link to archive? I want to see this... :)

Yesterday I have been getting a lot of visits from alexa.com and today from google.com.

By the way:
RedirectMatch 301 /archive$ http://www.yoursite.com/forum/archive/
but the .zip says
RedirectMatch 301 ^/archive$ http://www.yoursite.com/forum/archive/

hence the ^.

I corrected this a while ago. :)
Thanks for checking out for me Floris.

EDIT: I linked your screenshot to the first post, is a good example for a script in action. :)

I wonder if is a good idea to block completly the /forum folder for crawlers?
Since the archive is there, they don't need to go to the forums... let me know what you think.

Hey Teck what a awesome hack :)
Instalation was a SNAP !!!
Im using it on my Polish Community Forums at http://www.NaKazdyTemat.com/archive

3 Qestions.
1) Is there a way to make the smilies show up?
2) Is it a good idea to put my original header links on the arichive like i did with a different Search hack indexer ( http://www.NaKazdyTemat.com/forum ) <---Like i did here. Seach engines did index these even with my original header included.
3) Is it ok for the main logo to be a link to my main forum? I noticed that alot of the demo archives in your 1st post do not link the image with the main forum. Does this matter ?

Great Job... Waiting for spiders to crawl now :)