You might be better off using other server software if you're on Windows. Apache has never been great for Win32.
I use Abyss Web Server. It has a GUI console, its < 2mb in size, supports nearly every scripting language you can think of including ASP.NET. Its great for people who have no idea what they're doing too (not saying you don't

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www.aprelium.com/downloads if you want to try it.