title: Tomcat service not running after installing XAMPP
body: <p>I have followed the following steps to install XAMPP 1.7.7 in Windows 7 Home(64-bit)</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>I downloaded the ZIP file instead of the the EXE file, and saved it to the "Downloads" folder.</p></li>
  <li><p>Using WinRAR I extracted all contents within it.</p></li>
  <li><p>After extracting the ZIP file, I moved the newly created "xampp" folder from "Downloads" to "C:\"</p></li>
  <li><p>Next, I turned off the User Account Control (UAC).</p></li>
  <li><p>Then, navigated to "C:\xampp" and created a shortcut to the Desktop.</p></li>
  <li><p>Ran the new XAMPP Control Desktop shortcut and "Start"ed the ones for MySQL, Apache and Tomcat. For, MySQL, Apache I see a green "Running" indicator. However, for Tomcat NOTHING. The log shows that Tomcat has started on port 8080, but in reality it is not and I am not seeing green "Running" indicator. </p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>When I open up Web Browser, and type in <a href="http://localhost" rel="noreferrer">http://localhost</a> I see the XAMPP splash screen. But, if I try with <a href="http://localhost:8080" rel="noreferrer">http://localhost:8080</a>, it shows "unable to connect". If I go to Tomcat Status I see: </p>
  
  <p>XAMPP Status
  This page offers you one page to view all information about what's running and working, and what isn't working.</p>
  
  <pre><code>MySQL database                   ACTIVATED      
      PHP                          ACTIVATED      
      HTTPS (SSL)                  ACTIVATED      
      Common Gateway Interface (CGI)   ACTIVATED      
      Server Side Includes (SSI)   ACTIVATED      
      SMTP Service                   DEACTIVATED      
      FTP Service                DEACTIVATED      
      Tomcat Service                 DEACTIVATED 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Why is Tomcat DEACTIVATED? I have tried to install XAMPP 1.7.7 with .EXE file and the same thing happens. How can I fix this?</p>