Error starting ejabberd server on Win XP Pro SP2

I followed the Online instructions on how to install this ejabberd. After launching, the following is what we get:

{error_logger,{{2005,12,14},{17,21,32}},'inet_config: file ~s not found~n',[inet
rc]}
{error_logger,{{2005,12,14},{17,21,32}},'Protocol: ~p: register error: ~p~n',[in
et_tcp,{{badmatch,{error,duplicate_name}},[{inet_tcp_dist,listen,1},{net_kernel,
start_protos,4},{net_kernel,start_protos,3},{net_kernel,init_node,2},{net_kernel
,init,1},{gen_server,init_it,6},{proc_lib,init_p,5}]}]}
{error_logger,{{2005,12,14},{17,21,32}},crash_report,[[{pid,<0.19.0>},{registere
d_name,net_kernel},{error_info,{error,badarg}},{initial_call,{gen,init_it,[gen_s
erver,<0.16.0>,<0.16.0>,{local,net_kernel},net_kernel,{ejabberd,shortnames,15000
},[]]}},{ancestors,[net_sup,kernel_sup,<0.8.0>]},{messages,[]},{links,[#Port<0.7
>,<0.16.0>]},{dictionary,[{longnames,false}]},{trap_exit,true},{status,running},
{heap_size,233},{stack_size,21},{reductions,410}],[]]}
{error_logger,{{2005,12,14},{17,21,32}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,ne
t_sup}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,{'EXIT',nodistribution}},{offender,[{
pid,undefined},{name,net_kernel},{mfa,{net_kernel,start_link,[[ejabberd,shortnam
es]]}},{restart_type,permanent},{shutdown,2000},{child_type,worker}]}]}
{error_logger,{{2005,12,14},{17,21,32}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,ke
rnel_sup}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,shutdown},{offender,[{pid,undefine
d},{name,net_sup},{mfa,{erl_distribution,start_link,[]}},{restart_type,permanent
},{shutdown,infinity},{child_type,supervisor}]}]}
{error_logger,{{2005,12,14},{17,21,32}},crash_report,[[{pid,<0.7.0>},{registered
_name,[]},{error_info,{shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}},{initial_call,{appl
ication_master,init,[<0.5.0>,<0.6.0>,{appl_data,kernel,[application_controller,e
rl_reply,auth,boot_server,code_server,disk_log_server,disk_log_sup,erl_prim_load
er,error_logger,file_server,file_server_2,fixtable_server,global_group,global_na
me_server,heart,init,kernel_config,kernel_sup,net_kernel,net_sup,rex,user,os_ser
ver,ddll_server,erl_epmd,inet_db,pg2],undefined,{kernel,[]},[application,applica
tion_controller,application_master,application_starter,auth,code,code_aux,packag
es,code_server,dist_util,erl_boot_server,erl_distribution,erl_prim_loader,erl_re
ply,erlang,error_handler,error_logger,file,file_server,old_file_server,file_io_s
erver,prim_file,global,global_group,global_search,group,heart,inet6_tcp,inet6_tc
p_dist,inet6_udp,inet_config,inet_hosts,inet_gethost_native,inet_tcp_dist,init,k
ernel,kernel_config,net,net_adm,net_kernel,os,ram_file,rpc,user,user_drv,user_su
p,disk_log,disk_log_1,disk_log_server,disk_log_sup,dist_ac,erl_ddll,erl_epmd,ert
s_debug,gen_tcp,gen_udp,prim_inet,inet,inet_db,inet_dns,inet_parse,inet_res,inet
_tcp,inet_udp,pg2,seq_trace,wrap_log_reader,zlib,otp_ring0],[],infinity,infinity
},normal]}},{ancestors,[<0.6.0>]},{messages,[{'EXIT',<0.8.0>,normal}]},{links,[<
0.6.0>,<0.5.0>]},{dictionary,[]},{trap_exit,true},{status,running},{heap_size,98
7},{stack_size,21},{reductions,1062}],[]]}
{error_logger,{{2005,12,14},{17,21,32}},std_info,[{application,kernel},{exited,{
shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}},{type,permanent}]}
{"Kernel pid terminated",application_controller,shutdown}

Abnormal termination

After starting and getting this error message I tried to use my web browser [firefox V. 1.0.7] to attempt to log into the web_admin portion. I received a un- authorized user message using the Login: admin@localhost PASWD: admin.

I also looked into the forums and FAQ's to see if there were any similar issues pertaining to the above error, which there was none, and not being able to log in, which I found several.
I edited ejabberd.cfg and also installed an appropriate client (exodus) as referenced in http://www.ejabberd.im/node/305 and http://www.ejabberd.im/node/334
and still was not able to login to the server as anything.

I realize that the before mentioned error may be contributing to the last stated issue so plz bare with me.