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i installed sokkit on my windows xp but the localhost s nt working. when i installed the same sokkit on another system with xp then localhost s openin very well. what can be d prob

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: the fact that Sokkit works on one XP box but not the other usually means the problem is local to that PC (something is blocking or binding the HTTP port, or local name resolution is different). Replies by , and pointed at common fixes; below are targeted diagnostics and quick tests that were not yet covered and help isolate the root cause.

First, see what (if anything) is actually listening on port 80 and which process owns it. Run these from an elevated command prompt and map any PID you find to a process name:

netstat -ano | findstr ":80"
tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>"

If a non-Apache process holds 0.0.0.0:80 or 127.0.0.1:80, that explains why localhost fails. Tools like TCPView or Process Explorer can show the same information with a GUI.

Check local name resolution and networking quirks next. Open the hosts file at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts and confirm a plain IPv4 localhost entry exists and is not commented out. Browsers can prefer IPv6 (::1) — if the hosts file forces ::1 and the server is not listening on IPv6, connections will fail:

127.0.0.1    localhost
# ::1        localhost

Try an alternate port to confirm a port conflict without changing much: edit the server config to Listen 8080 and browse http://localhost:8080. If that works, focus on which program used port 80.

Finally, inspect the Windows Application/System event logs for service start errors, temporarily disable any security/web-shield features in antivirus/firewall for a quick test (don’t forget to re-enable them), and compare installed network/software differences with the working machine (some apps can claim port 80). Backup configuration files before editing them and use the above traces (netstat + PID + event log entries) to pinpoint the culprit.

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Are you starting apache service ? Is it configured properly ? (servername=localhost and stuff like that ?) Check error.log in logs folder of apache to check if there are any errors. I have never used sokkit, but a similar software called . You don't have to do configure anything in wamp.

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you can also try xampp for windows.It has apache and mysql in it.

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1. if you use IIS stop it.
2. use Wamp server() (just install the wamp, restart your computer and start wamp, make sure it says "online" on system tray icon of wamp).
3. right click on mycomputer\manage\services and applications\services. find the wampapache and wampmysql then start them.Also, make starttype property "automatic" not the "manuel".
4. use your localhost. that is all.
5. i have just had same problem like you. But i have no problem now. Do this.

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3. right click on mycomputer\manage\services and applications\services. find the wampapache and wampmysql then start them.Also, make starttype property "automatic" not the "manuel".

When you start wamp server, it will automatically start these services for you.

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