The error posted relates to the Windows OS and may require a Windows repair.
Checkout this
Google for possible remedies.
This KB at MS may also apply.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822520
Your error message should also be displayed in the Windows Event Log:
From the...
Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Event Viewer->Application (
and/or System)
Look for the date and time you had the error message pop up.
You could also try uninstalling XAMPP as per the instructions in the
xampp\readme_en.txt file.
Then after you successfully uninstalled and removed the XAMPP directory try and install XAMPP again and check if the error appears again when trying to start it - use the
xampp\apache_start.bat file to start as it will produce an error message if it fails and one that we can possibly find a solution for.
(
You may want to try this before doing anything drastic with your OS).
The error message has also been known to be fixed simply by restarting your computer after installing a program such as XAMPP.
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