After 4th step, you need to start Tomcat Server. (or) you can also start from bin directory .. use startup.bat
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tomcat help needed getting started ! Dear Tomcat People 1) I set the JAVA_HOME environment variable under Preferences in "My Computer" 2)Created a "Tomcat" directory 3) downloaded the Tomcat 5 to the newly created Tomcat directory 4) extracted the startup files under the bin folder 5) tried to verify the service is running by typing in <A HREF="http://localhost:8080/">http://localhost:8080</A> I received an error message that said " web site not responding" Thank you for your assistance Stan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]