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I have just installed xampp lite. which appears to be OK. When I enter http://127.0.0.1/ I get a user name and passowrd request which when I fill in takes me immediately to a Windows default page Windows XP professional which shows the following text:
Welcome to IIS 5.1Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 for Microsoft Windows XP Professional brings the power of Web computing to Windows. With IIS...
I am unable to locate XAMPP at all using this method. I am sure that this is set up issue but not sure which way to go. Can you help?

De-install your pre-installed Microsoft IIS - it collides with Xampp, as it is already a webserver.

Read these pages on disabling IIS

http://bravo.newnetenterprises.com/word ... art-helppp

http://forums.iis.net/p/1150139/1872824.aspx

Good Luck and Happy Holidays

Many thanks. The solutions suggested work'!!