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Install WAMP:
If ICON is yellow, means not all services running:
Check no other applications using PORT 80 ie Skype, in SKYPEs case TOOLS -> OPTIONS -> ADVANCED -> CONNECTION -> Unselect 'Use Port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections..
Mod Rewrite on:
Start Apache, then WAMP icon -> APache -> Services -> Rewrite Module
If IIS is running on same port:
Theory, you can have both, but IIS and Apache/Wamp are both web server and might conflict in some way, so you have to disable IIS in order for Wamp to work
Disable IIS in Vista:
Control Panel, Uninstall Programs, Turn Widows Features On or Off, uncheck Internet Information Services
Disable IIS in XP:
Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, uncheck Internet Information Services (IIS)
Restart computer, then restart Wamp