Tomcat WebApp Deployment question

Question

I am very new to tomcat and trying to get my very first web application up and running. This is the web app from the book Head First Servlet and JSP named Beer-v1
Tomcat version: 5.0.28
Platform: Windos 2000
Problem:
I have following structure
c:\tomcat\webapps\Beer-v1\form.html
c:\tomcat\webapps\Beer-v1\WEB-INF\web.xml
c:\tomcat\webapps\Beer-v1\WEB-INF\classes\com\example\web\BeerSelect.class
When I start the tomcat service and try to run my web app via IE
http:/localhost:8080:/Beer-v1/form.html , it gives me resource could not be found error.
If while tomcat is running, I create another folder under webapps and copy my form.html there and invoke it via IE it works fine. But if I stop and restart the tomcat service this also stops working.
I know, I am doing something wrong and not setting some configuration files.
Please help

Answer 1

Sorry that was a typo. I am actually using this. I
think localhost is fine as I can run the example
applications which comes with tomcat just fine.
Correct url:
http:/localhost:8080/Beer-v1/form.html , it gives me
resource could not be found error.Yes, you're correct. If the Tomcat welcome page is coming up with "localhost", then you're fine.
Post the entire error.
Look in the Tomcat logs. Sounds like you've either got a deployment problem or a syntax error in your web.xml that prevents Tomcat from starting the app.
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