So… to fix the Skype part of the problem was just a matter of unchecking a box in the Skype preferences.
Would you believe that was not the only issue? Turns out Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit can come equipped with Microsoft IIS7 preinstalled. I had no idea I even had it on here and that also caused Apache to not load in properly. Quick fix, dump IIS7.
Now Apache is working properly, mySQL on the other hand is not. My guess is it is because I already have a mySQL server running on this computer and they are conflicting. So I’m going to uninstall my current server and see if that fixes it.
EDIT:My theory was correct, XAMPP is now fully installed and functional. Additionally, I have my WordPress installation setup now as well.
#1 by David on September 13, 2009 - 7:02 pm
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Knowing the frustrations I had installing xampp, I felt relieved for you to see you finally got it set up. Now you can fianally move forward on the real job at hand!
#2 by Elaine on September 17, 2009 - 10:35 am
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Ah yes, I forgot about IIs7 being installed with Vista Ultimate. I suppose you could have used that for development but I don’t know a thing about it. Can you use PHP scripts on it? Good job tracking down solutions.