On Mar 28, 3:37 pm, Nil <rednoise+n...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
> On 28 Mar 2007, lzie...@gmail.com wrote in
> comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows:

>
> > This is the actual message I get with the box that pops up after I
> > click "Start the service" on Apache2 from the Services dialog box:
> > "Windows could not start the Apache2 on Local Computer. For more
> > information, review the System Event Log. If this is a
> > non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to
> > service-specific error code 1."
>
> So, did you check the System Event Log? What does it say? Did you try
> any of the other things I suggested? The clues are usually found there.

How would I do this? I'm not sure where to find the System Event
Log. Is it under the Services box somewhere? Also, I didn't see IIS
listed in Services. I tried running httpd.exe from the "Run" command,
but it said Windows couldn't find it. The Os I'm using Windows XP
Pro. I have never worked with web servers before so this is all
completely new to me.
Thanks.