[Win8] EEE PC 1015PN and Windows 8

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:00:05 +0000

I have been using my EEE PC 1015PN for nearly 2 years now, and I am quite satisfied with it. But after the release of Windows 8, I wanted to try it, too. So I decided to upgrade install from my Windows 7 Professional to Windows 8 Professional. Before this test, I made an Acronis Image, which turned out to be an really good idea. Installation itself needed about 1 1/2 hour, as I decided to upgrade and not start from scratch.

[WinXP/Vista/7] Port 80 Blocked

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:09:07 +0000

Developing Websites with XAMPP is always neat and nice: Compact package, everything you need is there - and even having it portable on an USB Stick (in an TrueCrypt file ;)) will get you up and running on every Windows PC - where ever you are - in no time. But the problem with this solution comes with the “Host PC”: There are a lot of tools nowdays which hijack and use Port 80 (your most beloved Webserver / Apache Standard Port) for their own needs. And so you are quickly on the point of “Apache terminated” in your XAMPP Windows - because of the blocked port. Finding out which program is blocking / using that port is easy, as XAMPP comes with an “Port-Check” Tool which can be used from the XAMPP Control Panel. Other than that, here is the TOP 4 of the most annoyning port blocking apps:

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[Win8] EEE PC 1015PN and Windows 8

[WinXP/Vista/7] Port 80 Blocked