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omg lol…….forget aol…install firefox/chrome/ or any other browser u want
aol is not a browser at all

and svn got nothing to do with bleeding edge alpha versions
its the simplest fastest method of installing and updating WP.
of course you don’t like anyone telling u anything.

no way can svn be described as “another level of complexity”
and u can propose yr easyphp at any time
personally i never used it

oh
i mean firefox or similar

when xampp is correctly installed it runs in the browser
thats the point
not sure how windows handles this

u should be going there in yr browser

mmmmmmmmm
u not in the right place
in yr browser
https://localhost should take u to the index page

phpmyadmin is in menu on left

LMAO. Well spoken esmi ??

if yr in phpmyadmin in yr browser its got a form for creating a db

wp needs 4 bits of info to install

location of db
db name
db user
db user pw

just hang on lol
u keep talking about “opening” it
wp got to be installed in htdocs
what u will end up opening are the theme files…………
u are doing so well
but hold yr breath
u might stumble
its not a 1 min job
but u doing great so far
now u need to find yr way to phpmyadmin
create a database
add a user

then install wp right in there
maybe make a wp folder

oh cool
now swithch into yr file manager/explorer
go and see the file structure
look for htdocs
thats where u install stuff/set up web sites
u need to navigate there
u can put a shortcut in mydocuments

i need to fess up
i havent used windows inyears
look thru the install docs and read carefully
it normally goes ok

i am here
but getting xampp up n running may not be a 2 minute job………
depends on yr comp and skill set but omg it is worth perservering……..
everything wp is so much easier in a good local environment

u can do way better than that.
jquery is built in to wp
install a slider or carousel script…………..