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I installed XAMPP on windows 7 machine,and after installing when i clicked on start Apache in XAMPP control panel so it's showing the error,while the other's are running properly.
3:17:06 [Apache] Problem detected!
13:17:06 [Apache] Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
13:17:06 [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
13:17:06 [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
13:17:06 [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
13:17:06 [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
13:17:06 [Apache] Status change detected: running
13:17:06 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
13:17:06 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
13:17:06 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
13:17:06 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
13:17:06 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
13:17:06 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
13:17:06 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
13:17:06 [Apache] entire log window on the forums

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!

Port 443 in use by ""C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe" -u "C:\ProgramData\VMware\hostd\config.xml"" with PID 4832!
Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!


...clear enought?

Port number 443 is already used by VMWARE, that's why Apache won't start. Search for "Listen 443" in httpd-ssl.conf file located in "xampp\apache\conf\extra" and modify the port number.