Ricksafe wrote:For some reason xampp will not let run php my admin in windows 7...
How do you know?
What are the error messages?
Have you started MySQL and Apache in the Control Panel?
Have you tried using the version 3 control pane found in the xampp folder?
xampp-control-3-beta.exe
Right click and run as an admin to use it.
We need much more detail about your installation, what you see and what you have done already as you are the only one in here who knows those details and can see your screen.

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New users may find self help by reading these pages:
readme_en.txt file in the xampp folder.
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.htmlhttp://www.apachefriends.org/en/faq-xampp-windows.htmlSome useful reading that may help you help us to find suitable solutions:
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