Problem With Apache & localhost?

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Hey guys, I'm having this problem with Apache on my localhost. I have the following installed on my Windows XP Pro.

Apache 1.3.33
PHP 4.3.10
MySql 4.1.9 et
phpMyAdmin 2.6.1.

All of a sudden now I'm unable to connect to my localhost. I used to just have to start up Apache and MySQL. Then type http://127.0.0.1 in my browser and I would connect to my localhost. But now it just sites there and says. 'Waiting for 127.0.0.1'.

I noticed that if I turn off Apache and type 127.0.0.1 in my browser, it would give me a 404 immediately. But when it's turned on it will just sit and hang. I've uninstalled and reinstalled, I've also download a program called PHPTriad that installs Apace, PHP, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin on your box and the same thing happens when I use that.

I figured it could be due to a trojan or spy-ware, so I scanned my computer and everything is normal. I just can't seem to pinpoint why my localhost would hang like this all of a sudden. Any help or ideas to fix this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Ken