[ms4w-users] Installation of MS4W

[Jeff McKenna]

Phalguni Pal wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have windows vista and I followed the installation process as 
> mentioned here 
> :(http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=README_INSTALL.html#g-troubleshooting 
> )
> 
> 
>     C. Special Notes for Microsoft Vista
>     <http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=README_INSTALL.html#table-of-contents>
> 
> In order to run the apache-install.bat file, you must do the following:
> 
>    1. In Windows Explorer, goto the location of your cmd.exe file
>       (C:/Windows/System32)
>    2. Right-click the cmd.exe executable and choose Run as Administrator
>    3. Navigate to your ms4w folder in the command prompt window and run
>       apache-install.bat
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I got the message in command prompt :
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> c:\MS4W Extract\ms4w>apache-install.bat
> [Tue Mar 24 12:18:42 2009] [error] Apache MS4W Web Server: Service is 
> already in
> stalled.
> The requested service has already been started.
> 
> More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2182.
> 
> .......................................................................
> But when I checked whether apache was running properly or not by typing 
> 
> http://localhost/ 
> 
> 
> in the address bar of the browser but I got black page. Also 
> http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?  is giving me blank page. 
> 
> 
> Q1. What should I do now?
> Q2.Is installation of apache-install.bat install mapserver 5? 
> 

As I mentioned before to you, I would extract MS4W at the root of your 
drive, so you would have the exact path of:

   C:\ms4w\apache-install.bat

-jeff



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