Can't start Apache or Mysql in Xampp. Error messages.

[Urbanfarmer]

 

Hi......I downloaded Xampp again and got to the control panel. When I click on Start I only get "

"Attempting to start Apache service...". The error messages are below. I thought I had uninstalled everything from a previous attempt, but there were some files left. So I deleted them, dumped the Recycle Bin, and restarted my computer. I tried to start Apache and Xampp again and the same thing.

 

 

 

Apache Service detected with wrong path
Change XAMPP Apache and Control Panel settings or
Uninstall/disable the other service manually first
Found Path: "C:\Users\Ed\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe" -k runservice
Expected Path: "c:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe" -k runservice
MySQL Service detected with wrong path
Change XAMPP MySQL and Control Panel settings or
Uninstall/disable the other service manually first
Found Path: C:\Users\Ed\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\users\ed\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql
Expected Path: c:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql
 

 

I deleted the error paths again and still the same. Any suggestions?

 

 

[El Patron]

you will probably get better results posting on xamp or some other similar forum...but maybe some xamp geek will wonder by...

[vekia]

as far as i remember xampp authors suggest to dont install xampp in system directory, especially not in "users" directory (it's due to the windows permissions system).

 

If i were you I will try to install it on other HDD partition (where you haven't got OS)