Menu Not Available from WAMP Server 2 Tray Icon on Windows 7 Machine

Question

I've downloaded and installed WAMP Server version 2.1d on my Windows 7 machine. When I select "start WAMP Server" from the Start menu, the tray icon appears, but has no functionality. When I hover, the tool tip tells me that 1 of 2 services has started, but the server is offline (which is probably a separate issue). I've run Windows update and installed an optional update for my graphics driver. What else could be preventing the WAMP Server menu from appearing when I right-click the tray icon?

Answer 1

You may encounter this when setting up a new PC or someone else's PC.

Attempt one may lead to missing C++ redistributables. I recommend downloading all of them. If you get that issue, you will get some MSVCR100.dll file issue.

Attempt two would be reinstalling Wamp again after some weird symptoms. The system tray icon might be broken. Reinstalling won't fix, rabbit hole.

SOLUTION

1. Uninstall Wamp
2. Right click the Wamp install.exe RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR.

Mine is working now. Mine also popped up a firewall alert which it didnt before, so the admin thing seemed to really kick it along.

Answer 2

I solved the problem uninstalling WAMP and deleting the folder C:\WAMP, then I installed it again.