Open with notepad the hosts file located at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts You will see a line like this: ::1 localhost So by 'localhost', Windows Vista understands the IPv6 address. Try to add, before that line, this one: 127.0.0.1 localhost If you have the UAC (User Account Control) enabled, you might experience some problems on saving the changes, so try to open notepad with admin rights (In C:\Windows\ right click on notepad.exe and select "Run as administrator"). After this modification, the http://localhost:8080 should work fine. In Internet Explorer, don't forget to specify the protocol (the http:// part).
On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Meilin Wong<mw...@navpower.com> wrote: > Thanks everyone! I tried all your suggestions and the one that sort-of > worked was "http://127.0.0.1:8080";. (The other urls just gave the same > error page.) > > The funny thing is that 127.0.0.1 didn't give me the xwiki page, it gave > me the page of *another* wiki that I'm simultaneously evaluating (also > on port 8080). My bad! No wonder XWiki wasn't running. I uninstalled > the other wiki and now the XWiki page comes up just fine. > > Again, thanks a bunch! > - Meilin > > Andreas Schaefer wrote: >> When you get http://localhost.com you just forgot to enter http:// >> this is a nasty behavior of Windows or IE (I am not sure). >> >> If everything else fails you can either: >> >> edit the hosts file (somwhere in /Windows/System32/..) and add >> localhost.com 127.0.0.1 >> >> or just use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost. >> >> Cheers - Andy >> >> On Aug 8, 2009, at 1:01 AM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: >> >> >>> Meilin Wong wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I installed XWiki using the standalone install on my Vista64 machine >>>> and it looks like the XWiki server starts up fine (using the >>>> start_xwiki.bat batch file). However when I try to access >>>> http://localhost:8080 with my browser, I keep getting errors as if >>>> there >>>> is no web server or wiki running at all. I accepted all the defaults >>>> when installing except that I installed it under "C:\XWiki >>>> Enterprise" >>>> and I ran the installer as administrator. (I'm not sure if I need >>>> Java >>>> 5. I have Java 6, Update 10.) >>>> >>>> The error I'm getting in my browser (Firefox 3.0.1) is "Page Load >>>> Error" >>>> >>>> Network Timeout >>>> >>>> The server at www.localhost.com is taking too long to respond. >>>> >>> Why does it say www.localhost.com? Make sure the address is just >>> http://localhost:8080/, without www or com. >>> >>> >>>> The requested site did not respond to a connection request and the >>>> browser has stopped waiting for a reply. >>>> >>>> * Could the server be experiencing high demand or a temporary >>>> outage? Try again later. >>>> * Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's >>>> network connection. >>>> * Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? >>>> Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing. >>>> * Still having trouble? Consult your network administrator or >>>> Internet provider for assistance. >>>> >>>> >>>> Has anyone had this kind of error before or have ideas on what I'm >>>> missing? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. >>>> >>> -- >>> Sergiu Dumitriu >>> http://purl.org/net/sergiu/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> users mailing list >>> users@xwiki.org >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> users mailing list >> users@xwiki.org >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > users@xwiki.org > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users > -- Teofil Achirei _______________________________________________ users mailing list users@xwiki.org http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
