Izzy wrote:Your welcome.
Tips
When reinstalling use the EXE (7zip) version and extract to the C:\ drive which will then create C:\xampp and place all the files in their correct location, then simply run the setup_xampp.bat file to set the paths correctly.
Don't install any services unless you know you will need to have XAMPP components start up automatically after a reboot - usually only needed if you have a server connected to a permanent Internet connection.
Make sure you follow the uninstall instructions especially making sure that all XAMPP components are stopped including the XAMPP Control Panel (XCP) and all XAMPP components that may be installed as a service have been uninstalled as a service including the XCP, then delete the xampp folder.
Reboot and make certain that no XAMPP components are running again by checking in the Task Manager before attempting to install XAMPP again or you will have issues with the new install as is posted on these forums in ever increasing numbers because it seems the above procedure was not followed.
Never try and install into an existing xampp folder.
Good luck and now enjoy XAMPP.
Thanks again for the detailed and instructive post.
However, this raises some questions.
I never tried the zip file, so far I have used the installer without any problems.
I was unaware that you could use an alternative procedure, like unzipping and then running the setup_xampp.bat.
I don't connect Xampp to Internet (like running a household website?), I only use it as a dev server.
That's basically what I do with the two comps. where I installed it, so I think that having Apache and MySQL run as services at startup simplifies things for me.
Not sure how I would install or uninstall those services after installing Xampp, please clarify.
Where are the uninstall instructions?
I don't know how to uninstall Apache and MySQL as services.
This is what I plan on doing, it has worked so far, but there is always room for improvement.
I stop all services in XCP, then run a free program called Revo uninstaller, which does a complete uninstall, including registry and folder left-overs.
Then I manually check for left-overs, that includes the c:\xampp installation folder, of course.
Then I reboot, and check on Administrative Tools --> Services if something is running.
If everything is OK, I run the installer, do not run XCP at finish (select NO), install patch, reboot.
It usually works fine, but again, please clarify my questions, because I am always willing to learn and improve.
Thanks a lot.
Carlos K.