I was having trouble with xampp.
I uninstalled it and since I've tried reinstalling it, cannot get it to work.
My first error was that port 80 was being used. As addressed here.
Now it is telling me there are no modules installed.
I keep getting a warning about having antivirus software running, I use Avast and I can say I have had trouble with it running executables in Visual Studio. I have gone through and changed as many settings as I can instructing Avast not to scan my files, downloads, etc.
I have also stopped avast from running altogether for the install and run.
I've tried changing ports.
It's driving me nuts. I just can't get it working and it's been 2 days now.
I use windows 8 on a 64 bit os.
When I type http://localhost:80/
into the address bar it takes me to microsoft.com/web
I uninstalled the software associated with the microsoft server and it, has made no difference.
I can provide more information, as required.
I can provide more details that may assist. If anyone can help. Thanks.
edit
I also followed a comprehensive 4 page guide to manually install it, provided by my Uni.