localhost doesn't load any more - IIS error message

Hello
I do a lot of ColdFusion development on my laptop, so I'm using the local webserver all the time. It's got XP Pro. Have been using it for months with no problem. This morning for some reason the local web server stopped working. When I open admimistrative tools/internet information service/local computer/website/default web site, there's always an "error" icon next to the default website. When I try to start it again from the icon tool bar uptop, it gives me an "Unexpected error 0x8ffe2740 occured ". Nothing in the MSKB. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling MS IIS several times to no avail. (external websurfing works with no problem).

Input appreciated
Khaled

 

Figured it out. Should have searched the web a little before posting. But here it is for others' sake:
Turns out the Skype messenger (a voice chat program) which I had just set the night before to auto start with the machine takes over port 80 which blocks IIS server from accessing it. Use at the commandline:
netstat -ano
to figure out which procedure takes over port 80, then use Windows task messenger to match the process ID (PID) of the culprit you got from Netstat to the running procedures.

Related information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281336/EN-US/
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=261194
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/ng/microsoft.public.inetserver.iis/post205967.asp
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=c5c30e5f-87b5-441d-a225-86bc0555a4f0

 

Hmmmm. Interesting and glad you spotted the problem. Good catch.