Installed Wamp and Checked host File But Still Not Working

[Nexusfactor]

Hello

My name is Charles

 

I recently installed Wamp on my computer and selected Start All Services. I typed Localhost into my browser but it comes back saying HTTP Error 404. I checked my hosts file here is what I found.

 

# Copyright © 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.

#

# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.

#

# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each

# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should

# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.

# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one

# space.

#

# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual

# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.

#

# For example:

#

#      102.54.94.97    rhino.acme.com          # source server

#      38.25.63.10    x.acme.com              # x client host

 

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.

127.0.0.1      localhost

 

 

Not sure what else to do. I don't have Skype installed, a little Google Searching revealed to turn off Skype if it isn't working. I don't know what else to do.

[Pikachu2000]

The file needs to be saved with no extension. If you've saved it that way, see if you can ping localhost from the command line.

[Nexusfactor]

I pinged local host and it worked. I still can't see local host in my browser though

[Pikachu2000]

Come to think of it, that wasn't even necessary; if you're getting a 404 error, the webserver is running and accessible. Do you have an index.html file in the document root?

[Nexusfactor]

Yes I do.

[Pikachu2000]

Do you see it if you browse to it with the filename, like http://localhost/index.html (or whatever it actually is)?

[Nexusfactor]

I do not see it at all. I get the Error 404 Message.