Apache does not work on my OS, it says that there are no listening sockets available. PHP and mySQL work fine but the Apache Server will never start.

it helps if you let us know what os you run.
turn off you firewalls before installing. i get you have norton installed...

I did everything as described but when I call for Http://localhost nothing comes up. any ideas why?

before you do restart apache, double check all the steps, very carefully. dont take it for granted, ok i did this, i'm sure. this is where alot of people do mistakes...
let me know how it went.

Few problems:

1. First, it will ask you to enter a new username and password. Enter the following information:
Username: root
Password: password

It didnt ask me nothing at all.

2. When I try restarting apache server I get an error saying " could not complete request"

1. you are talking about the mysql install right? that's because you did it several times.
go to your /windows or /winnt folder and delete the my.ini file then uninstall-reinstall mysql and apache.

That worked, Thanks. Is there a way to upload a database to it.
I need to tranfer one of my forums there.

follow the BACKUP/RESTORE PROCEDURE listed on the first post.

ok I just saw it, many thanks. :)

When I go to my forum/index.php I get a prompt to download the file but the actual page does not come up? I am trying to restore a backup of my live forum onto it, do I need to install a copy of vb first?

also the backup file is 16mb size.