How do I do the following step on wordpress?

[black_sand]

I'm following a tutorial on how to create a worpress theme

http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/200...lly-under.html

I’m stuck on the step 4- Open your browser and go to this address: http://localhost/. From the menu on the left column, choose your preferred language.

I have installed XAMPP and I am running apache and MySQL, I have been stumped on this bit for ages. Nothing shows up when I open http://localhost/. what am I doing wrong?

[Fang]

Try using http://127.0.0.1/
If this does not work check that your anti virus program is no blocking port 80. Skype, if used, must be turned off.

[thewebhostingdi]

Please make sure that you have added the entry in your hosts file as shown below:

127.0.0.1 localhost

The hosts file is located at your Windows directory/system32/drivers/etc/hosts.