[TECK]

Don't worry, I know you were venting. It felt good, right?
I was venting also, hehe. We will work toghether to fix the damn problems, I will stay beside you until we get it right.

When i go to http://localhost/ I get this error message
I have no idea why you get this error. I don't understand why you disabled the default services in Windows. They are there for a reason, not for fun. Now look at the nasty errors you get...

When you said \wwwroot does that go into php folder?
No, the folders are at the same level.
In other words, inside C:\inetpub folder you create 2 new folders (php and mysql).

And you are done yet, you did not installed PHP and MySQL.
I will continue to help you tomorrow, when I'm at work.
I have Vista at home and Windows Media Center at work...

I'm proud of the fact you did not give up and you want to stick with a real install method, not those crappy pre-made installers that do all for you.
Stay away from those things, they are designed for people who are not interested in coding and server configurations. When it comes the day you want to upgrade your PHP version, you will notice that you are screwed because you cannot do it... not to mention that you have no idea also how to do it...

PS. To bad the old people are not anymore here. This thread would crawl with good hackers helping you, if the year would 2001-2002. Now, nobody gives a crap, as you can see. Only old monsters like myself and 2-3 others might bump and help you...

Back to my Fedora Core 7 Test2 install... Ciao, a demain.