Try using another port by modifying Listen directive in httpd.conf file and restart the service. I got the a similar error while installation once and this helped me.
Regards Ram On 5/2/08, Patrick Kane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am having a bit of trouble installing Apache on my Windows XP > machine. I only need it installed to use as a test server. This is my > first post to this list. Hope someone can point me in the right > direction. Thanks. -Patrick > > Note: > My anti virus is "McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0i". I also have > Windows Defender installed. > > Note: > When I run netstat -an I see no usage of port 80 (or 8080, for that > matter). > > Error Messages: > Every time I attempt to start Apache I get the following error message: > > "Disabled use of AcceptEx() Winsock2 API > httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified > domain name, > using [my computer's IP address] for ServerName > no listening sockets available, shutting down > Unable to open logs" > > When I initially installed Apache, I got the error above AND a second > error box which came up as soon as the first error box closed. I was > not able to write down the second error message before it disappeared. > All I was able to jot down from the second error box before it > automatically closed is the following: > > "...no listening sockets available > shutting down" > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Prasanna Ram