Does XAMPP require a Windows platform (on Windows 7)?

Dear Forum people:

Am trying to install XAMPP on Windows 7 for first time. Do I need a "platform," such as Visual Studio 2010?

Thanks for any answer,
Yshua

 

Nope as i don't have it installed and it will still install with no problem

 

just like bebtunes said, you don't need any platform to run XAMPP on Windows 7.

and tips from me , always close skype before running XAMPP. There is software conflict between skype and XAMPP. You can't run XAMPP Apache server with skype is on.

 

@kemonrider, I actually have to say that i was running skype when i did my install several times and it never forced me to close it, have you tried the latest download?

 

@bebtunes :
yes, i'am using latest version.

you can always install or run XAMPP with skype is on. But when you try click "start" , there should be status showing text "Running" with green background, but when skype is on, there aren't .
But i never try running XAMPP as a service, maybe there won't be any conflict if using XAMPP as service.

oh, and i found same case similar like me (unable to run Apache server while skype is on), and the other not have any conflict. Maybe it occuring to some user.

 

works fine for me, try a reinstall