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I've installed XAMPP loads of times on various Windows flavors and Linux distros. Always managed a succesfull install.

But I very often come across one problem: can't stop services (mainly Apache and MySQL) from the XAMPP Control Panel: instead I get 'Busy, Error: -1'.

This happens really a lot; anyone know why it might be?

One other thing: the XAMPP control panel includes a Settings button; when you click it takes you to 'Service Settings' which includes a check box for 'Enable the XAMPP Service'. If I check it, it's unchecked the next time I look.

What is the XAMPP Service? Anything to do with my question above?

thanks

mark

What windows operating system?

Vista at the moment, but mostly on XP Pro... (with all the SPs etc)

I had a same problem with XAMPP tool GUI, when i like to stop apache service don´stop

somebody have an idea ?


Cheers