Click on the Exit button of the 2.5 version control panel to close it.
Now try the version 3 control panel found in the xampp installation folder:
xampp-control-3-beta.exeThe latest version download link is in my signature.
Simply extract all the files from the archive to the xampp installation folder and overwrite when asked.
Then right click the exe file to run as administrator and to create a shortcut to the desktop, for example, for easier access.
This version has a better reporting system in the log window.
New users can find some self help by reading these first:
readme_en.txt file in the xampp folder.
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.htmlhttp://www.apachefriends.org/en/faq-xampp-windows.htmlSome useful reading that may help you help us to find suitable solutions:
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