I did try reinstalling same error. This is how it started, my old xampp was too messed up and i uninstall that and install and new one. This is what happened when i did
This is the error when i tried again Testing httpd.conf.... Errors reported here must be corrected before the service can be started. (OS 10048)Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted. : make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80 no listening sockets available, shutting down Unable to open logs Now we Start Apache2 The service name is invalid. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185. Press any key to continue . . .
my service name is valid but the binding doesn't work. this is what i got from Event Viewer: the same happens even when i change my httpd.conf to listen to my specific ip.