I'm hoping someone can assist me on installing Zen-Cart 1.3.8a on a clean-install WAMP server on XP.

Apache 2.2.11
PHP 5.3.0
MySQL 5.1.36

When I attempt the zc_install, Apache will crash with the error:
Faulting application httpd.exe, version 2.2.11.0, faulting module php_mysql.dll, version 5.3.0.0, fault address 0x00002072.

I have installed the recommended patch to ZC 1.3.8a as posted in a prior thread regarding the problem PHP 5.3.0 was causing to no avail. I still get the same error.

My WAMP setup does work as I can run regular PHP scripts, phpmyadmin, etc. Only when trying to install ZC will it crash.

I can duplicate the error by using a custom test php script that simply attempts a mysql_close(). My test script will function properly when I pass the db connection: mysql_close($dbc)

This is a vanilla install. I am new to ZenCart and preparing to update a current install on a separate machine. I expect the ISP to upgrade to PHP 5.3 sometime soon so I want to prepare for the worst from what I am reading on this forum about 5.3

I am starting the install from scratch. Creating an empty database and going down the install instructions step-by-step. It's about as simple an install as I think I can get it.

Please help. I ran out of options.

Thanks in advance!