Drag C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file into a text editor and make sure the first 2 lines after all the comments look like this
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127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
Next to get rid of this error:
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winnt_accept: getsockname error on listening socket, is IPv6 available?
try following these instruction to reset winsock:
Click on start>run>cmd.exe
Type:
netsh winsock RESETClick
OKRestart your PC and again try and start Apache.
In Win7 you will have to know how to open a command console or use the latest XAMPP Control Panel found in the xampp folder:
Right click and select to run as an admin
xampp-control-3-beta.exe
and then click on the XAMPP-Shell button and then type the above command.
The latest version of the XCPv3 can be downloaded from the link in my signature.