Install Apache/Localhost under Windows Vista

It took me weeks of research and frustration to get the above working in Vista, so I thought I would save others the pain. This is what I did to get it to work:
I started with a clean install of Windows vista ultimate >
Download and install apache2triad1.5.4.exe from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93507
then Download and install
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/apache_2.2.4-win32-x86-o...
ensure you alter the install directory to c:/apache2triad (or whatever you chose in the first install)

You will get a Security warning about apache http server > say [Unblock]
finish install
small error message > [ok]
delete the shortcut [Monitor Apache Servers] in the all programs/start folder
reboot

IE > http://localhost/ >yellow bar > enable intranet settings

You should now find you can go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin and create a new empty database and then put a new instance of Drupal in c:/apache2triad/htdocs, then browse to that directory, give it dbname/username and password
and be up and running