could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80

[CW Glenn]

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Apache Service
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3299
Date: 8/28/2013
Time: 10:19:28 PM
User: N/A
Computer: C-HOME
Description:
The Apache service named reported the following error:
>>> (OS 10048)Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted. : make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80 .

>>> no listening sockets available, shutting down .

>>> Unable to open logs .


Someone does need to remove the "works on windows 2000" from the main page, it no longer works natively on windows 2000 without using the XP wrapper kit.

That aside, what caused that error message(s)?

[Altrea]

That aside, what caused that error message(s)?

You cannot bind two processes to the same port on the same network interface.
So there must be another process bound to port 80

[CW Glenn]

Was afraid of that, however, I'm not finding any other process's which may be bound on 80 already, and am not having luck in locating a tool that would sniff that out for me.

[CW Glenn]

Ha! System Internals To The Rescue!

TCP View revealed that Skype was listening to port 80.
Shut down skype and Apache launched.

Now to figure out why MySql won't run, ...
Event Type: Information
Event Source: Application Popup
Event Category: None
Event ID: 26
Date: 8/28/2013
Time: 11:07:28 PM
User: N/A
Computer: C-HOME
Description:
Application popup: mysqld.exe - Entry Point Not Found : The procedure entry point MiniDumpWriteDump could not be located in the dynamic link library dbghelp.dll.

[CW Glenn]

Solved that too, installed 1.6.8 and copied the MySql folder elsewhere, installed 1.7.7 then moved the MySql folder back.