Good to see that you used your browser and not the Windows Explorer.
bigjohn2029 wrote:I have Apache running. Do the others also have to be running like Filezilla and Mercury?
You say Apache is running, thats good but you only need to start MySQL also, Mercury and FileZilla do not need to be started.
Check the Windows firewall and or ZoneAlarm are allowing access to localhost and in particular, port 80 and port 443 for Apache, also port 3306 for MySQL.
See if there are any clues in the C:\xampp\apache\logs\error.log file - drag it into your text editor (notepad for example) to read.
Some have had success with this blank behavior by doing a reboot and after starting Apache and MySQL again try the
http://localhost in your browser - you don't need to add index.html either.
If all is now working you select your language when offered and then you will see the orange XAMPP Welcome Page, test all the demos and your set to go.
Please also read the C:\xampp\readme_en.txt file.