apache wont run!

[poco-pinguino]

ok, be nice to me, i have no idea what im doing and thats a dangerous thing, believe me!

downloaded xampp, installed it ok, rebooted laptop, opened control panel on it, clicked start next to apache...and nothing.

it says busy, then 'apache service started'.

was advised to do a port check, when i do, it says 'openports.exe has stopped working' and sends me to download/update IE v8!!

~ I dont have skype
~ mysql isnt running
~ firewall allows xampp
~ i use vista

Help?

(pls assume youre talking your mothers thru this, cos thats about my level atm!)

[Wiedmann]

downloaded xampp

Which XAMPP?

[poco-pinguino]

XAMPP 1.7.2 sorry

[Wiedmann]

There was/is another Apache installed on this pc, before you have installed XAMPP?

Because:

it says busy, then 'apache service started'.

The XAMPP 1.7.2 installer does not install a service.

[poco-pinguino]

there was one downloaded, it didnt install properly, so i uninstalled what it had done and re-downloaded. what have i done wrong?

[Wiedmann]

what have i done wrong?

At some point you have installed Apache as Windows service. And this service is not working with your current installation.

- open a command prompt: Click on the "Shell" button.
- execute: sc delete Apache2.2
- close the shell
- close the Control Panel
- start the Control Panel
- try again

[poco-pinguino]

[SC] OpenService FAILED 5:

Access is denied.


this is what i get, is that normal?

[Wiedmann]

is that normal?

If you are not logged in as Administrator, yes.


That should also work:
Can you remove the checkmark at the checkbox "Svc"?

[poco-pinguino]

Can you remove the checkmark at the checkbox "Svc"?

wheres and whats that? sorry

[Wiedmann]

wheres that?

In the Control Panel.

[poco-pinguino]

sorry but i have no idea what that is or where in the control panel

[Wiedmann]

have no idea what that is

downloaded xampp, installed it ok, rebooted laptop, opened control panel on it, clicked start next to apache...and nothing.

How can you open the control panel, if you don't know what it is?

or where in the control panel

Open it and look in the Windows for a checkbox with the label "Svc"...

[poco-pinguino]

ah sorry, misunderstood. control panel on xampp.

ok, check box unticked

sorry, what next?

[mukeshsnp]

today i installed xampp first time on my xp and i face same problem.
after reading solutions at board, i made changes and now its working fine.
1. i had skype, which was using port 80 as alternative incoming port. i changed that.
2. i uninstall IIS from Add Remove Program =>Windows Components

after that at Xampp control panel, i unchecked Svc Apache and click ok to remove Apache Service.
after that at Xampp control panel, i checked Svc Apache and click ok to install Apache Service.
then i clicked start button and it started fine..

hope this is useful.