PID:4 Using Port 80 – How to Resolve

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I was trying to install Zend Server CE on my computer but when I got to the point were I need to choose the port for my Web Server it says: "Web Server Port: 80 Occupied". So I decided to check what is using Port 80 with CMD by typing: "netstat -o -n -a | findstr 0.0:80":

TCP     0.0.0.0:80     0.0.0.0:0     LISTENING     4

I check for PID:4 in Task Manager's Processes and Services. Seems PID 4 is "System".

So, what I want to know is how can I stop "System" (PID:4) from using Port 80?

INFO:
I am using: Windows 7 64bit; Zend Server CE 5.5.0

Best Answer

Ok, after searching the web for a while I found a solution to my problem.

Just follow these steps to diagnose and resolve your issue:

  1. Get pid that is listening port 80: netstat -nao | find ":80"

  2. Open task manager, go to processes tab and check “PID” in Menu/View/Select Columns…, then look for the process using the PID found in last step.

  3. If it is a normal application or IIS, disable it or uninstall. Some programs (such as Skype) have the option to disable its use of port 80.

  4. If it is a System Process—PID 4—you need to disable the HTTP.sys driver which is started on demand by another service, such as Windows Remote Management or Print Spooler on Windows 7 or 2008.

    There is two ways to disable it but the first one is safer:

    1.

    • Go to device manager, select “show hidden devices” from menu/view, go to “Non-Plug and Play Driver”/HTTP, double click it to disable it (or set it to manual, some services depended on it).

    • Reboot and use netstat -nao | find ":80" to check if 80 is still used.

    2.

    • Launch RegEdit.

    • Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HTTP

    • Change the value of "start" to 4, which means disabled.

    • Reboot your computer.

My solution was step 4.

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