problem installing on localhost

[very new]

I used Xampp and phopadmin to install OS in localhost. I have successfully installed but these error msg come out. Pls help!

 

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open(/tmp\sess_b114b3331aaf0971286d4905c55cd4e0, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in C:\xampp\xampp\htdocs\catalog\includes\functions\sessions.php on line 67

 

Warning: Installation directory exists at: C:/xampp/xampp/htdocs/catalog/install. Please remove this directory for security reasons.

 

Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file: C:/xampp/xampp/htdocs/catalog/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk - please set the right user permissions on this file.

 

Warning: The sessions directory does not exist: /tmp. Sessions will not work until this directory is created.

[Wendy James]

Not sure about the first one.

edit* the first error should go away when you make the tmp folder for the last error

 

Second one means you need to delete the install directory now that it is installed.

 

third you need to change the file permissions to read only or delete the part of the code that is producing the error... or just leave it there if you are just setting this site up as a test because it will go away once you upload it to your host and change the CHMOD from 777 to 644 or whatever.

 

last one means you need to create a folder named tmp in your main catalog folder

[Guest]

First one, you are on Windows. The temp directory for sessions (which is set in Admin|Configuration|Sessions|Session Directory) is set to the default of /tmp which is for Linux machines.

 

You need to change this to a folder that exists on Windows, I have mine set to c:/temp

 

Whatever you set it to make sure the folder exists

[very new]

Thks wendy and Mike. The problems solved with your guide.