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hi there

First ,you are saying that it is a directory install ,which is not correct as you are mentioning that you made sure ,the blogs get address like user.yoursite.com [It is called subdomain style]

Now for this to work, you need to configure your wildcard DNS and sub domains.

If you on a capanel it is very easy.Login to cpanel,create a subdomain *,like say *.yoursite.com and go and check again ,the blog should be working now.

Hope it helps.