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Apache in XAMPP was going great and then the next time I started it, Apache wouldn't start. It would attempt to start, and then say Apache could not start. Now, the Apache button has been completely disabled and the control panel says:

9:42:07 AM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "f:\xampp\"
9:42:07 AM [main] Checking for prerequisites
9:42:08 AM [main] All prerequisites found
9:42:08 AM [main] Initializing Modules
9:42:08 AM [Apache] Problem detected: Apache Not Found!
9:42:08 AM [Apache] Disabling Apache buttons
9:42:08 AM [Apache] Run this program from your XAMPP root directory!
9:42:08 AM [main] Starting Check-Timer
9:42:08 AM [main] Control Panel Ready

The error.log for Apache did not say anything useful. I have been searching for answers for a couple days and still cannot figure out what is wrong. Port 80 is not the issue. Any help would be much appreciated!

Is XAMPP still installed at path "f:\xampp\"?

I moved it to a flash drive temporarily, but the problem still occurred at path "c:\xampp\"

Altrea wrote:Is XAMPP still installed at path "f:\xampp\"?

I moved it to a flash drive temporarily, but the problem still occurred at path "c:\xampp\"

execute the \xampp\setup_xampp.bat script to correct the paths

Altrea wrote:execute the \xampp\setup_xampp.bat script to correct the paths

Ran that, and the Apache Start button is still disabled.

Restart the xampp control panel, try to start apache (if possible) and post (copy&paste) us the full contents of the log window

Altrea wrote:Restart the xampp control panel, try to start apache (if possible) and post (copy&paste) us the full contents of the log window

The Start button for Apache is completely disabled so it will not start. Even when running as administrator, the Service check box is also disabled. The Control Panel says this:

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11:57:26 AM  [main]    Initializing Control Panel
11:57:26 AM  [main]    Windows Version: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
11:57:26 AM  [main]    XAMPP Version: 1.8.2
11:57:26 AM  [main]    Control Panel Version: 3.2.1  [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
11:57:26 AM  [main]    Running with Administrator rights - good!
11:57:26 AM  [main]    XAMPP Installation Directory: "f:\xampp\"
11:57:26 AM  [main]    Checking for prerequisites
11:57:26 AM  [main]    All prerequisites found
11:57:26 AM  [main]    Initializing Modules
11:57:26 AM  [Apache]    Problem detected: Apache Not Found!
11:57:26 AM  [Apache]    Disabling Apache buttons
11:57:26 AM  [Apache]    Run this program from your XAMPP root directory!
11:57:26 AM  [main]    Starting Check-Timer
11:57:26 AM  [main]    Control Panel Ready

None of Apache's logs are recording any error information.

Fixed it! Somehow my httdp.exe file was gone. So I replaced it and moved the xampp folder back to my C: drive, and then redirected the files once again. So far so good!