i run the xampp-control.exe as administrator (UAC activated by the way).
changed port 80 to 8081 (in httpd.conf as well on panel>config>service and port settings).
restarted xampp-control.exe
errors everywhere and not a clue. failed apache and mysql. the logs don't exist.
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16:22:18 [main] Initializing Control Panel
16:22:18 [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
16:22:18 [main] XAMPP Version: 5.6.12
16:22:18 [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.1 [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
16:22:18 [main] Running with Administrator rights - good!
16:22:18 [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp-php5.6.12\"
16:22:18 [main] Checking for prerequisites
16:22:18 [main] All prerequisites found
16:22:18 [main] Initializing Modules
16:22:18 [main] The FileZilla module is disabled
16:22:18 [main] The Mercury module is disabled
16:22:18 [main] Starting Check-Timer
16:22:18 [main] Control Panel Ready
16:22:24 [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
16:22:24 [Apache] Status change detected: running
16:22:25 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
16:22:25 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
16:22:25 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
16:22:25 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
16:22:25 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
16:22:25 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
16:22:25 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
16:22:25 [Apache] entire log window on the forums
is it the UAC issue or i'm doing something wrong? i'd rather not disable UAC