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Here’s a quick and dirty out of the box way of getting Apache 2.0.x running on windows.

1. First, let’s go to http://httpd.apache.org
2. Next, find the version you want (in this case 2.0.63) and clickdownload
3. On the download screen you have two choices for Windows. Win32 with SSL or Win32 without SSL. Choose with OpenSSL since you might at one time in the future want to use SSL certificates for encryption.
4. Ok, since we’re using 2.0.63 click on apache_2.0.63-win32-x86-openssl-0.9.7m.msi and download it
5. Open the file by double-clicking on it.
6. 
   Click NEXT
7. 
   Select”I accept” and click NEXT
8. 
   Click NEXT
9. 
   In the server information you will the basics for your site. You can easily change these later. When finished, click NEXT
   • Network domain is the hostname of your site.
   • Server name is the website. Usually www.
   • Administrators email is where email should be directed if there’s a problem or question
   • You can run Apache on ANY port and ANY ip address, but the default port that all webbrowers know about is port 80. So choose this.
10. 
    Choose typical and click NEXT
11. 
    Click NEXT
12. 
    Click INSTALL
13. 
    Click FINISH

And that’s it! You’ve installed Apache! Congrats. Now, open your webbrowser and test it out by going to: http://localhost

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