[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
This depends a lot on what OS you are running Mac Windows etc;
I' am running on Windows 7 Pro here. Xampp needs to be installed in your root directory under drive c:
not in a sub-directory. C:\xampp
I have 3 Browsers installed for testing FireFox Chrome and IE 9, I use Chrome by default.
From the sounds of it sounds like a configuration issue.
if you need files just hookup with me on Skype.