Local PC install

Hi,

Can someone please point me to some install notes for setting up a local PC to use as a development machine. I haven’t done any significant development for years, but I’m getting my head around PHP and would like to have a local version of my WordPress install to try different changes.

The PC here is running Windows XP (Home Edition 2002 with Service Pack 2 applied) and is connected to the web via broadband. Ideally I’d try to set-up up a Linux box, but that’s a step too far at this stage… so some simple notes and/or a “5 Minute” local install would be great.

Cheers, Mombee.