I have about 100 htaccess scripts running on a RaQ4. I migrated to a brand new RaQ, but since then my .htaccess file dont work anymore, the browser just shows the page, without asking for password.

Is this a setting in Apache which overrules the .htacces??

Try putting "AllowOverride AuthConfig" in your httpd.conf file. If you are running it out of a home directory, put it in the home directory section. If not, put it in the <Directory> directive of the directory you wish you protect. (Make sense?)

Also make sure that your httpd.conf is set up for .htaccess files (which I think it is by default).