I googled quiet some time on using custom links for your site on windows using XAMPP. All of them suggested me to uncomment line for ‘mod_rewrite’, set AllowOverride to All. I tried this but it still faced
Xampp is the best option to run websites on windows. Very easy to install, manage. Good community, excellent support, nothing more is needed in Open Source Environment. It happens with me all the time, my machine goes