Connection is refused

Question

I install Oracle 10G XE Edition on my system fine (Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP1, etc etc).
However, when I go to the database homepage I get this connection, even though my port 8080 is open:
"The connection was refused when attempting to contact 127.0.0.1:8080"
I've done some reading on these boards and I have noticed that I am not the only one using this software to experience this flaw. I've read some solutions on this forum and elsewhere and they didn't resolve the problem (either that or I did a mistake in attempting to fix the problem).
Why does this happen and how can I fix this? I did disable my firewall (Sygate Pro 5.5) and this did not change anything. The port (8080) is open.

Answer 1

start with the following:
1) Are the database and listener services up and running in the Control Panel services area?
2) If yes, is the listener running correctly? From a command line, run
lsnrctl status
3) If that looks reasonable, is the database available? Again from a command line, run
sqlplus system/{your_password}
4) If that comes up with no wierd error-ish messages, enter
select dbms_xdb.gethttpport() from dual;
which should respond with a number such as 8080. If not, try using the number it shows, as you have a port conflict and it has moved the HTMLDB listener.
If you don't get to the end of step 4, report what you've seen.