Before installing Tomcat, you must have Java installed. If you don't have it, you can get it from Sun.
Go to the Jakarta Tomcat download page and select the "jakarta-tomcat-4.0.1.exe" download.
Locate the download installation program using Windows Explorer, then double-click on it to start the installation process. Accept all defaults on all the screens.You'll need to do some additional configuring to get Tomcat to work correctly. Go to http://webxperqs.com/TipsAndTricks/ApacheTomcat.html and follow steps 1-3 ONLY.
First, start Tomcat running by using the STARTUP shortcut created as a result of the previous lecture.You will know it is finished starting when you see a DOS window with the following in it:DO NOT close this window! Tomcat will continue to run as long as this window is open. You will see another DOS window titled "Finished - STARTUP." This one is safe to close.Starting service Tomcat-Standalone Apache Tomcat/4.0.1 Starting service Tomcat-Apache Apache Tomcat/4.0.1
Open your browser, type ""http://localhost:8080" into the Address/Location bar, then press ENTER. You should see the Welcome page for Tomcat.