# from:
#————————-
# BEGIN WordPress

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

# END WordPress

# to:
#————————-
# BEGIN WordPress

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /xampp/yoursite/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /xampp/yoursite/index.php [L]

# END WordPress

that worked for me, else links start taking me back to the xampp screen.

thanks for the post.