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I'm running Windows XP SP3. Does the installation of XAMPP have to be located in the system drive - in my case C:? I tried installing to G:/xampp and ran into all kinds of problems. Many thanks

No you should be able to install to G:\ if it is not a network drive but a system drive or partition.

Instead of using the installer version with XP SP3 try the EXE (7zip) self extracting version and extract the contents to G:\ which will put all the files in G:\xampp then run the setup_xampp.bat file to set all the paths.

Then run G:\xampp\xampp-control.exe the XAMPP Control Panel and select Start Apache and Start MySQL but do not click on the Admin... buttons or you may have problems.

Then go to http://locahost and select your language and then test all the demos including the CD collection which will verify MySQL is working.

BTW C:\ drive is the default but is not essential to use this drive.

Many thanks Izzy - I'll give it a go later today and let you know. Regards, Paul
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Have now unpacked Zip as directed. No problems. However, on the XAMPP Control panel, I am unable to start Apache. I do not think the paths can be set correctly. Control Panel shows:
Current Directory: G:\xampp
Install Directory:
So, it would appear the install directory is not recognised.

Have you any suggestions?

Regards Paul

Paul, don't worry about the Installed Directory message in the XCP as it is hard coded, even my XCP gives that message, it also may say "*** Warning: Directory Mismatch ***" and this can also be ignored - Current Directory is showing that your G:\xampp folder is being recognised but, there is another reason why Apache can't start.

Go to your xampp folder and run apache_start.bat file and see what message is returned why Apache can't start.

Also run xampp-portcheck.exe and check that all ports are free.

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Hi Izzy - Many thanks for info. For some reason I now seem to be up and running - I don't quite know how but all seems to be working! I'll check everything out and get back if there are still any unresolved problems. Regards Paul