There is nothing implicit in this statement about when you might have originally installed XAMPP
I have installed xampp I could access it successfully on port 85.
Then I created a virtual host and pointed to a custom dir (not under xampp)
It could have been at any point in time that you decided to create a virtual host.
I stand by my statement that you could use reading that guide.
Be precise and informative about your problem
* Describe the symptoms of your problem or bug carefully and clearly.
* Describe the environment in which it occurs (machine, OS, application, whatever). Provide your vendor's distribution and release level (e.g.: “Fedora Core 7â€, “Slackware 9.1â€, etc.).
* Describe the research you did to try and understand the problem before you asked the question.
* Describe the diagnostic steps you took to try and pin down the problem yourself before you asked the question.
* Describe any possibly relevant recent changes in your computer or software configuration.
* If at all possible, provide a way to reproduce the problem in a controlled environment.
Do the best you can to anticipate the questions a hacker will ask, and answer them in advance in your request for help.
Giving hackers the ability to reproduce the problem in a controlled environment is especially important if you are reporting something you think is a bug in code. When you do this, your odds of getting a useful answer and the speed with which you are likely to get that answer both improve tremendously.
I sent you that PM, (means Private Message) so as to not be completely uncivil - but that is apparently not possible (you might read the section on 'dealing with rudeness, too)
I wish you luck with your efforts, however you chose to go about them. As we all know, the Internet doesn't judge social skills or the effectiveness of certain tactics.
Good Luck