Ok the problem was that I needed to open a command prompt with Admin priviledges (vista) and now it runs where 1000s of messages overflow the command prompt sending bits onto the floor.
the last thing it seems to say is ERROR! localhost 127.0.0.1 is already in use, cannot do (something), how is this fixed? what it says on the dos prompt screen ServerMain.java:113) at com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerMain.main(DevAppSe rverMain.java:89) Aug 28, 2010 8:41:04 PM com.google.apphosting.utils.jetty.JettyLogger warn WARNING: failed selectchannelconnec...@127.0.0.1:8080: java.net.BindException: A ddress already in use: bind Aug 28, 2010 8:41:04 PM com.google.apphosting.utils.jetty.JettyLogger warn WARNING: failed ser...@32602b6b: java.net.BindException: Address already in use: bind ************************************************ Could not open the requested socket: Address already in use: bind Try overriding --address and/or --port. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine-j...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.