Apache Won't Start Windows 7/64 (SOLVED)

[Sharley]

Solved - viewtopic.php?f=16&t=48483

I have the same problem, exactly the same situation and symptoms but I cannot solve it since I'm running Windows 7 and cannot downlaod your dll file (for Vista, XP, etc. only).

I'm running as an administrator with UAC at OFF and using it as a Win32 app.

How can I resolve this?

[Sharley]

What version of XAMPP?
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=48331
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=32670

I have the same problem, exactly the same situation and symptoms

Tell us about them.

but I cannot solve it since I'm running Windows 7 and cannot downlaod your dll file (for Vista, XP, etc. only).

I would assume then that the dll, which is not ours but Microsofts, is already installed in W7 again what is stopping you from trying to download it?

I'm running as an administrator with UAC at OFF and using it as a Win32 app.

Where on your drive did you install it exactly?

How can I resolve this?

Try some of the other methods offered in this topic.

[LEDFanCDN]

What version of XAMPP?
http://community.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=48331
http://community.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=32670

I'm using version 1.7.7 latest one first install (no other previous versions)

I have the same problem, exactly the same situation and symptoms. Tell us about them.

Well same problems the previous user had, Apache is not starting but MySQL does start. When trying to start Apache with the batch files, small black screen appears but close right away.
Ports 80 and 443 are free (No Teamviewer of whatever...) etc like I told you same symptoms.

but I cannot solve it since I'm running Windows 7 and cannot downlaod your dll file (for Vista, XP, etc. only).I would assume then that the dll, which is not ours but Microsofts, is already installed in W7 again what is stopping you from trying to download it?

It says on Microsoft site to not install it when you are running more recent packages of them.

I'm running as an administrator with UAC at OFF and using it as a Win32 app.Where on your drive did you install it exactly?

Xampp is intalled on C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp

How can I resolve this? Try some of the other methods offered in this topic.

I tried all solutions in this topic and no go.

I'd like to attach images but it's not possible here... is it?

[Sharley]

Xampp is intalled on C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp

This is your problem and you really should have read the readme_en.txt file in the xampp folder or here
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
as the XAMPP installation should be in the root of a drive for example the C:\ so you have C:\xampp

Issues arise when spaces and special characters are in the folder paths in XAMPP

You would need to uninstall and reinstall to the correct location.

Good luck

[davidhussy11]

I'm sorry, it's true I did not read and I should have. It's because I had Vista before and using c:\Program Files was working so I though it would be the same.

Thanks for your support, it now works.

[Sharley]

Latest news:
It has been pointed out that the latest runtime components will work on old and new Windows versions so you can get it from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/de ... px?id=5582


Good result and thanks for the feedback.

Best wishes.