deciphering tomcat message

Hi

Evertime I start tomcat I get the following message in my
Catalina console:

Catalina.start: LifecycleException: null.open: java.net.BindException: Address in use: JVM_Bind LifecycleException: null.open: java.net.BindException: Address in use: JVM_Bind

What does this message mean and how can I prevent this message from happening.

getchoo

It usually means that there is another application using the 8080 port. Are you running any other web server? Did you set up tomcat as a service? If you did, then tomcat automatically starts when you boot up your computer and you would get that message because there are 2 instances of tomcat clashing with each other.

I'm not running any other web servers, however I did reinstalled tomcat several times on my computer. As well I'm running mysql. How can I check if there is another application using that port

thanx in advance
getchoo

try telnet to localhost on that port, or open a browser at http://localhost:8080
Hope this helps

How do I prevent tomcat from starting up as a service?

getchoo

Are you shure you need two copies of tomcat? Can't you set the second instance to start and listen on another port with something like:

in server.xml?
Anyway answers are on google.com or apache.org