Hi Andre, I wasn?t expecting such a quick reply but thanks! Answers to each question follows: 1) Services List - in Windows XP Pro > Start ? Control Panel > Administrative > Services. Apache does not appear in this "Service" area. 2) Command window and type "net start" - Answer: "The command has completed successfully" however, nothing about Apache is listed in all the programs 3) I do not know how to use the Registry Editor 4) see #3 5) Click on Apache logo in bottom right task bar: - "Hover" No services installed - "Right Click" Open Apache Monitor, Open Services, Exit - "Double Click" OK, Services, Connect, Exit - all other selections are unselectable 6) In web browser typed "http://127.0.0.1:8080" Failed to Connect Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 127.0.0.1:8080. Though the site seems valid, the browser was unable to establish a connection. * Could the site be temporarily unavailable? Try again later. * Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection. * Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing. Does this help? Thanks again! Jonathan Tremeon -----Original Message----- From: André Warnier [mailto:aw@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 3:22 PM To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Turning on-off Apache service in Win XP Pro SP 3 Jonathan Tremone wrote: > HI, > > > > Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this group. Using the wizard, I > installed Apache 2.2.9 (clean installation) using the selection "port 8080" > since I have another program that is using port 80. The problem I'm having > is that I see the Apache logo in the task bar but Apache doesn't exist in > Windows XP PRO XP 3 "SERVICES" list so I can't manually turn on/off the > server. I've looked at the error log and there doesn't seem to be any > errors. Any assistance would be appreciated. > Mmm, that sounds interesting. A few questions, to shed a bit more light for potential helpers : 1) what do you mean above by "SERVICES list" ? 2) if you open a command window, and type "net start", in the list which appears, do you see anything that looks like Apache ? 3) if you know how to use the Registry Editor, do you see the Apache service at this location : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Apache2.2 ? 4) if yes, can you make a screenshot of the right-side window and post it ? or, at least, tell us if you see a label like "DisplayName", and which value is at the extreme right of that line ? 5) you mention that you see the Apache logo in the task bar. What happens if you click on it ? 6) can you connect to your Apache with your browser ? (http://127.0.0.1:8080) --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx