Total newbie help

[cob]

I can see this is a great website.
I am a toal newbie,but need to setup a webstore.
It doe,snt have to be flashy,just a page with products and contacts.
Then i will move onto online store.
Can someone tell me where the sen manual is?
Or how to install on a windows pc.
please and thanks
colin

[gjh42]

Welcome to Zen Cart!

Read the FAQs to get started (link at top of page).

[cob]

I,ve been reading here
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61069
I cannot find the book?
thanks for reply

[Kim]

http://www.zen-cart.com/book

[cob]

I,ve got axampp running but when I go to PHPMY ADMIN it request username and password.
i cannot get past?
i know the passwords and names I put in but iis there a default.#
i,ve done as suggested in the link in the post above.
I have not yet purchased a domain,do I have to do that?
many thanks for baring with me

[cob]

I,ve got axampp running but when I go to PHPMY ADMIN it request username and password.
i cannot get past?
i know the passwords and names I put in but iis there a default.#
i,ve done as suggested in the link in the post above.
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61069
this is the tutorial ive been following
I have not yet purchased a domain,do I have to do that?
many thanks for baring with me

I am on win xp home

[cob]

I also am in trouble with th my PHP ADMIN username and password it will not let me access?
I cannot understand why?

[cob]

I,ve got axampp running but when I go to PHPMY ADMIN it request username and password.
i cannot get past?
i know the passwords and names I put in but iis there a default.#
i,ve done as suggested in the link in the post above.
I have not yet purchased a domain,do I have to do that?
many thanks for baring with me

also are ther any free or trial domains that anyone knows of,as this is my first attempt i would rather use a trial or free domain.
i have now uninstalled xamp and re installed and upon completion of installation it tells me that port 80 and 433 are not accessable?
Can some one assist.
theres know way I can afford the book.
thanks and regards Colin