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I thought I'd get a few things out of the way before I go into detail:
1) I'm super new to server stuff and I have no idea what I'm doing
2) I've read and re-read and re-read and followed every single step from these pages and nothing has solved my issue

https://community.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?p=141428
https://community.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=48985&start=15
https://community.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?p=137974
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/hosts-file-ignored-windows-7-64-bit-firefox/dcad50c8-4242-435b-a87b-26ecd2ff7d97
https://teamtreehouse.com/community/xampp-not-working-tried-hundreds-of-fixes-but-localhost-still-wont-run

From google searching I'm pretty sure the problem has to do with the fact that when I pinglocal host it logs

Code: Select all: Reply from ::1

instead of

Code: Select all: Reply from 127.0.0.1

and to fix that I need to modify %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts so that

Code: Select all: 127.0.0.1 localhost

is definitely in there and not commented and

Code: Select all: ::1 localhost

is either not in there or commented out. The thing is the hosts file met these specifications from the start!

While following step to try to solve my problem I renamed my hosts file to old_hosts_file, and made a new file that just reads

Code: Select all: 127.0.0.1 localhost

and it still pings to ::1

old_hosts_file looks like this

Code: Select all: # Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. # # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # # For example: # # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host # localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself. # 127.0.0.1 localhost # ::1 localhost 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.1 www.altavista.com

altavista pinged to 127.0.0.1 but localhost still pinged to ::1.

You didn't describe your problem good.

Is Apache started?
What happens if you request http://127.0.0.1/ ?
What is the full contents of your control panel log?

[FGA] Insufficient debug information - Apache starting issue

And what is the relation to Xampp??

Apache is running, but what does it mean to request http://127.0.0.1? Is that the same thing as just loading the page on my browser? It does the same thing as http://localhost - it doesn't load:

This webpage is not available

Here's my full control panel log

11:57:26 AM [main] Initializing Control Panel
11:57:26 AM [main] Windows Version: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
11:57:26 AM [main] XAMPP Version: 5.6.14
11:57:26 AM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.2.1 [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
11:57:26 AM [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
11:57:26 AM [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
11:57:26 AM [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
11:57:26 AM [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
11:57:26 AM [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\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 [main] Starting Check-Timer
11:57:26 AM [main] Control Panel Ready
11:57:29 AM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
11:57:29 AM [Apache] Status change detected: running
11:57:37 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
11:57:38 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running
11:57:38 AM [mysql] Attempting to stop MySQL (PID: 73968)
11:57:39 AM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
11:57:39 AM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
11:57:40 AM [mysql] Status change detected: running
12:02:17 PM [Apache] Attempting to stop Apache (PID: 76172)
12:02:18 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
12:02:18 PM [mysql] Attempting to stop MySQL (PID: 73712)
12:02:19 PM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
12:02:21 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
12:02:22 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running
12:02:22 PM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
12:02:23 PM [mysql] Status change detected: running
12:03:26 PM [Apache] Attempting to stop Apache (PID: 73660)
12:03:26 PM [Apache] Attempting to stop Apache (PID: 75828)
12:03:26 PM [mysql] Attempting to stop MySQL (PID: 75864)
12:03:26 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
12:03:26 PM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
12:03:37 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
12:03:38 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running
12:03:38 PM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
12:03:38 PM [mysql] Status change detected: running
12:18:11 PM [main] Executing "c:\xampp\apache\logs"
5:45:50 PM [Apache] Attempting to stop Apache (PID: 76352)
5:45:50 PM [Apache] Attempting to stop Apache (PID: 76444)
5:45:51 PM [mysql] Attempting to stop MySQL (PID: 76376)
5:45:52 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
5:45:52 PM [mysql] Status change detected: stopped
5:46:08 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
5:46:11 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running
5:46:13 PM [mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
5:46:15 PM [mysql] Status change detected: running

I'm not sure if it has anything to do with xampp, should I try going somewhere else to ask about this? Where would I go? Stackoverflow?

Did you change anything like the Apache ports?

No, the only port I changed was skype's

I've also switched to running the control panel as admin but I still get the same problem

So, Apache is started successful on the default ports, but requesting http://127.0.0.1/ in your browser still don't shows the default XAMPP Dashboard?

Then the only possible reason is that you have a problem with your browser (or a plugin of it) or operating system (network interface, drivers, etc).
You could try a different browser first.

It doesn't work on any browser, I never see the xampp page
Should I try reinstalling my network drivers?

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