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Tutorial : How to Install Drupal on XAMPP in Windows XP

1. I assume you have installed XAMPP at C:\ drive. Next, open the c:\ xampp\htdocs folder and create a subfolder call "drupal" (C:\xampp\htdocs\drupal). Extract the drupal program into this folder. Remember to rename the file "default.setting.php" located in "c: \xampp\htdocs\drupal\sites\default" folder to "setting.php". 

Now open the "setting.php" in wordpad and modify as following:

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