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apache keep crashing

PostPosted: 21. May 2013 19:11
by Sinder33
hello i am new with xampp and tryed install it today
when i run it it crash
when i open it i get this:
20:06:18 [main] Initializing Control Panel
20:06:18 [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
20:06:18 [main] XAMPP Version: 1.8.1
20:06:18 [main] Control Panel Version: 3.1.0 3.1.0 [ Compiled: September 20th 2012 ]
20:06:18 [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
20:06:18 [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
20:06:18 [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
20:06:18 [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
20:06:18 [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
20:06:18 [main] Checking for prerequisites
20:06:19 [main] All prerequisites found
20:06:19 [main] Initializing Modules
20:06:19 [Apache] Apache Service detected with wrong path
20:06:19 [Apache] Change XAMPP Apache settings or
20:06:19 [Apache] Uninstall/disable the other service manually first
20:06:19 [Apache] Found Path: ERROR: Not Able To Open Service Manager
20:06:19 [Apache] Expected Path: "c:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe" -k runservice
20:06:19 [mysql] XAMPP MySQL is already running on port 3306
20:06:19 [main] Starting Check-Timer
20:06:19 [main] Control Panel Ready

what i need to do?

Re: apache keep crashing

PostPosted: 21. May 2013 19:35
by Altrea
Hi,

Sinder33 wrote:20:06:18 [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
20:06:18 [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
20:06:18 [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
20:06:18 [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
[...]
20:06:19 [Apache] Found Path: ERROR: Not Able To Open Service Manager

You are not running the control panel with administrator rights so it cannot access the Windows service manager.

Run the control panel with administrator rights.

Best wishes,
Altrea

Re: apache keep crashing

PostPosted: 21. May 2013 21:26
by Sinder33
how do i run it with admin rights?

Re: apache keep crashing

PostPosted: 21. May 2013 21:42
by Altrea
rightclick -> run as administrator

Re: apache keep crashing

PostPosted: 21. May 2013 21:54
by Sinder33
Sorry my noob question but i am new here, right click what ?

Re: apache keep crashing

PostPosted: 22. May 2013 04:55
by Altrea
Rightclick the xampp control panel exe file

Re: apache keep crashing

PostPosted: 22. May 2013 06:52
by Sinder33
thanks so much it worked :)

Re: apache keep crashing

PostPosted: 29. May 2013 14:10
by lwbell
Thank you! I searched for this problem and found this thread. It worked.