How to release ports in xampp due to skype?

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09:29:47 [main] Initializing Control Panel
09:29:47 [main] Windows Version: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32-bit
09:29:47 [main] XAMPP Version: 5.5.19
09:29:47 [main ] Control Panel Version: 3.2.1 [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
09:29:47 [main] You are not running with administrator rights! This will work for
9:29:47 [main] most application stuff but whenever you do something with services
9:29:47 [main] there will be a security dialogue or things will break! So think
9:29:47 [main] about running this application with administrator rights!
9:29:47 [main] XAMPP Installation Directory: "c:\xampp\"
9:29:47 [main] Checking for prerequisites
9:29:47 [main] All prerequisites found
09:29:47 [main] Initializing Modules
09:29:47 [Apache] Problem detected!
09:29:47 [Apache] Port 80 in use by "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" with PID 4144!
09:29:47 [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
9:29:47 [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
9:29:47 [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
9:29:47 [Apache] Problem detected !
09:29:47 [Apache] Port 443 in use by "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" with PID 4144!
09:29:47 [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
09:29:47 [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
9:29:47 [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
9:29:48 [main] Starting Check-Timer
9:29:48 [main] Control Panel Ready
9:29:54 [ mysql] Attempting to start MySQL app...
9:29:55 [mysql] Status change detected: running
9:29:56 [Apache] Problem detected!
09:29:56 [Apache] Port 80 in use by "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" with PID 4144!
09:29:56 [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
9:29:56 [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
9:29:56 [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port
9:29:56 [Apache] Problem detected !
09:29:56 [Apache] Port 443 in use by "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" with PID 4144!
09:29:56 [Apache] Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
9:29:56 [Apache] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
9:29:56 [Apache] or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different
port start Apache app...
9:29:58 [Apache] Status change detected: running
9:29:59 [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
9:29:59 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
09:29:59 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
09:29:59 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
09:29:59 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
09:29:59 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
09:29:59 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
09:29:59 [Apache] entire log window on the forums
09:34:18 [main] Executing "c:\xampp\"
09:34:24 [Apache] Status change detected: running
09:34:25 [ Apache] Status change detected: stopped
9:34:25 [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
09:34:25 [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
09:34:25 [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
09:34:25 [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
9:34:25 [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
9:34:25 [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
9:34:25 [Apache] entire log window on the forums

Answer 1

Usually they change the ports on Skype, there in the settings you can choose to use other ports.

Answer 2

xampp\apache\conf\http.conf
look for Listen 80 (or add if not) and change to 8080, for example - service restart - profit.
In general, Google did not open yesterday, if that.

Answer 3

+1 turn off all skype there is a check mark.

Answer 4

Thank you! Changing the config to 8080 helped... I don't have Skype installed at all, so I couldn't figure out what was occupying port 80...