Error "Server PHP Built-in Server at localhost failed to start."

I'm trying to start my localhost server and I'm not getting it. I am using Php 5.3 and Xampp 1.7.2 apache. I created a single file called test and within the dou an echo test, and nothing more. I have already uninstalled everything and start from scratch, but nothing from the server to start. How can I resolve this?