Joomla Instalation

[johnhenrykane]

Hi
I have my XAMPP pannel thanks to Nobbie. I might have other problems their. I tries to follow the Joomla 1.5 Quick Start Guide in adobe Reader I have created a folder named joomla 15 in the htdocs folder at C:/XAMPP and have down loaded the Latest 1.5 from www.joomla.org(1.5 RC 4)
Joomla-15RC4zip and un zipped in in C:|XAMPP\htdocs\joomla15 file I created when I clicked on the link http://localhost/joomla15 I got the error
Object not found!

The requested URL was not found on this server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again.

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.
Error 404
localhost
07/08/08 11:30:39
Apache/2.2.8 (Win32) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.8 OpenSSL/0.9.8g mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.5
I used Explorer and went to C:\xampp\htdocs\joomla 15 and it appeared to be all the joomla files
can you help
John

[Wiedmann]

used Explorer and went to C:\xampp\htdocs\joomla 15 and it appeared to be all the joomla files
...
when I clicked on the link http://localhost/joomla15 I got the error
Object not found!

There is a space between "joomla" and "15"?

[johnhenrykane]

Wiedmann wrote
used Explorer and went to C:\xampp\htdocs\joomla 15 and it appeared to be all the joomla files
...
when I clicked on the link http://localhost/joomla15 I got the error
Object not found!

Thanks for the help, I've spent a lot of time in other forums looking for help. I am now on the right track.
I really appreciate you taking the time to help me. This forum is superior to others.
John