Title: Cannot Load on local machine
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot Load on local machine

 *  [cprice2437](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cprice2437/)
 * (@cprice2437)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-load-on-local-machine/)
 * I want to learn Word\Press and so went to .org and followed the instructions 
   for “easy 5-minute Installation on Windows”. It is now some 3 hours later and
   nothing seems to work at all – I have a 2-years old Toshiba laptop running Win7
   home edition.
 * I downloaded something from the Microsoft site (it is where the link from .org
   sent me) and followed everything to the letter having printed the instructions
   first. I have had to put lots of different passwords and user names into various
   dialogue boxes – but most of these I have had to make up. I got as far as Microsoft
   Web Matrix control panel and from there I can see “my we sites” folder and other
   links, but when i try to launch anything I just get a message that “localhost8080
   cannot be accessed” – sometimes it is local host(and a random number, not 8080).
 * I have never encountered anything as unintuitive as this install – have I missed
   something significant here? I see people keep mentioning “wp-admin”, but I have
   not seen this nor been able to navigate to it (there is nothing when I search
   my laptop).
 * Why is all this not an easier process? Can anyone help?
 * Can I get an uninstaller?
 * HELP

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-load-on-local-machine/#post-2015060)
 * Review [Installing_WordPress_Locally](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Installation_Techniques#Installing_WordPress_Locally)
 *  Thread Starter [cprice2437](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cprice2437/)
 * (@cprice2437)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-load-on-local-machine/#post-2015177)
 * esmi,
 * Thanks for link. Not really any help to me to be honest as I had seen this already.
 * I have now manually un-installed every element of the horribly pervasive suite
   of programmes that were downloaded with the web-platform installer including 
   over 1500 registry entries!!
 * Before doing this I had another go at installing with exactly the same results–
   I wrote down every password at every stage of the process and still the same 
   inability to access localhost. Life’s too short – I am reverting to a better 
   way..
 * CP
 *  [HafidMF](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hafidmf/)
 * (@hafidmf)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-load-on-local-machine/#post-2015190)
 * The question is, which one webserver do you pick? I think alot webserver program
   provided on the internet, like appserv, xampp, wampp, phptriad, easyphp… or you
   just run iis from the windows it self.
 * if you run xampp maybe this [link](http://tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/) can
   help you. And you could setup some vhost for better.
 * For create a vhost maybe this [link](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/)
   and [this](http://foundationphp.com/tutorials/apache22_vhosts.php) can help you.
 * For uninstaller software if you need uninstall software better you can use “Revo
   Uninstaller Pro”, in my experience no junk file left behind.
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-load-on-local-machine/#post-2015191)
 * I am using wamp for my testing on my PC with windows XP with out any problems
   took me just few minutes to install Wamp and install wordpress I have article
   and videos on how do it on my website click on my Name.
 *  [fonglh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fonglh/)
 * (@fonglh)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-load-on-local-machine/#post-2015198)
 * Did you put localhost8080 or localhost:8080 into your browser address bar?

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [fonglh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fonglh/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-load-on-local-machine/#post-2015198)
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