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looks like there is nothing listening on your port 80, only on port 8093.

mh....

what does that indicate? From what I read on the web, it seems that port 80 being free for Apache is good. Does this mean the problem is elsewhere?

BTW, thanks for all your time and help so far!

That means it is very weird, that Apache can't bind port 80 although it's free.

Try the following:
Tick the svc-checkboxes of Apache and MySQL to register the Windows Services and restart your computer.
The services should start automatically while restart.
Then try the netstat command again which i posted you.

okay, a different result:

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C:\Users\Steve Aplin>netstat -aon | find ":80"
  TCP    0.0.0.0:8093           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       1940
  TCP    192.168.1.100:49175    66.249.90.104:80       ESTABLISHED     1644
  TCP    192.168.1.100:49176    64.233.169.113:80      ESTABLISHED     1644

C:\Users\Steve Aplin>

The second and third are Apache and MySQL.

MC10 wrote:The second and third are Apache and MySQL.

You're wrong. 192.168.1.100 looks like his local Router IP.
e.g.: 66.249.90.104 is the IP of Google

so port 80 is still open, and Apache still can't lock on to it. I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that the "start" buttons in the xampp control panel don't change to "stop" when the svc boxes are unticked.

Sure, the start buttons don't change their state, because Apache can't start successful.
But i'm not sure if this is a problem of blocked ports.

Maybe your Firewall blocks Apache to bind this port!?

well, I checked and Apache and MySQL were both blocked from inbound and outbound connections. They are now both allowed access, but still localhost won't launch.

agh!! problem solved!! I rebooted after giving Apache and MySQL access, and voila! Thanks very much for your help!

^^

sometimes it can be such an easy thing

Hi Steveo!
You said the problem was solved once you gave Apache and mysql access. Access to what?? Firewall? I also gave it access but it didn't help.
I have the same problem. I have windows 7 as well. I'm using AVG Internet security, and I actually noticed there that the service for Apache was not allowed, but then I allowed it, and it still wouldn't start. Perhaps another service name that I should allow?
i have this in the error log:

(OS 10013)An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions. : make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs

Try the netstat command i posted to check, if another process is blocking port 80

I may have a similar problem to his, but I am using XP SP2. My issue is that Apache would not start and gives me an error message, please see the screen shot. I cannot access http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/ and all my firefox says is "Unable to connect"

I installed/reinstalled it at C:\ (even at D:\ it dit not work), checked the port (see screenshot below), checked the services (no instance of Apache), and deleted and added the exception on Windows Firewall and still I could not start Apace, restarted the PC, all possible way that I could think of does not work.






It is my first time to install and use XAMMP, may you help me?

kp555 wrote:My issue is that Apache would not start and gives me an error message

Does the Apache error.log showes something more?