yes i did it with the startup batch file through console(dos prompt) thanks

i couldnt start the server...i tried using commands in dos like.."tomcat start".The url i used was http://localhost:8080/

i am trying to learn servlets so i downloaded tomcat server.I learned that i have to do this...set path=c:\tomcat\lib\servlet.jar
or click the exe file tomcat6 in the bin folder. I tried to connect...