XAMPP does not start from c:\xampp
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Hello, I’m trying to download www.ads-software.com to my hard drive so I can play with it with a view to migrating from Dreamweaver.
I am following instructions on the ‘Test Driving WordPress’ page (link to page is above) under the section heading ‘Installing WordPress on Your Windows Desktop’.
I’ve downloaded xampp to the C: drive but Step 3. says “Start XAMPP from c:\xampplite or c:\xampp.”
However when I type c:\xampp into the run bar, it doesn’t open anything, it simply opens the list of files on the C drive. Is this correct?
The file ‘xampp-control.exe’ is highlighted so I assume I should click on this. This then opens the Control Panel. Probably all good so far…
However step 5. then says “In your browser, go to https://localhost/xampp.”
My attempts to go this give me a constant ‘problem loading page’.
Here is what I am doing:-
– open Firefox and type ‘https://localhost/xampp’ into address bar (not the google search bar), press enter, then get ‘problem loading page’ message.
I assume I’m on the wrong track somewhere basic so I’d appreciate any direction.
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