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Solution:
These next pages provided a solution that worked for me in setting up virtual hosts. The last page includes a specific solution for WP. Hope it can help someone.

Virtual hosting and PHP for local develpment
http://techpatterns.com/forums/about405.html

Apache Webserver :: MySQL etc.
http://techpatterns.com/forums/forum-17.html

Apache 2.0.50,PHP 4.3.8,mod_rewrite and WordPress 1.5????
http://techpatterns.com/forums/about376.html

Replacing the ip address for the localhost in the Options > General worked (e.g. http//your-ip/WPname instead of http//localhost/WPname), Thanks All.

Next, since the router is a dhcp server and randomly (dynamically) assigns the internal local ip address which can change at any time (e.g. on router reboot after reconfiguration of network machines and/or other hardware), which would be the best approach to solving this part of the configuration? Options:

1. Through ip based virtualhost in the Apache httpd configuration file, e.g.

#NameVirtualHost 192.168.1.XX

#<VirtualHost 192.168.1.xx>
ServerName Whatever
DocumentRoot C:/WhereverApacheResides/htdocs
#</VirtualHost>

or

2. Through name based virtualhost in the Apache httpd configuration file, e.g.

#NameVirtualHost *:80

#<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName Whatever
DocumentRoot C:/WhereverApacheResides/htdocs
#</VirtualHost>

or

3. Some other solution?

Note: Directives commented out, just in case!!! For use they would need to be uncommented. (For other users getting started).

Again, Thanks in Advance