Server setup

Download xampp or wamp servers from their website.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Install xampp.

Download wordpress

Download wordpress from wordpress.org/downloads < latest build [zip file]

Extract the zip file to xampp or wamp htdocs folder.

Change folder name to your desired name.

Create Database

Run xampp server and open the xaampp home page and take PHPMyadmin.

Create a database in phpmyadmin.

Create new database > enter name and save

Create a new user for database with all privileges also make sure it’s host connecting to “localhost”

Update wp-config file

Go to your newly created wp folder which contains wordpress files.

Rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php

Open this file with textpad/notepad

Update  define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘your domain ‘);  and  define(‘DB_USER’, ‘newly created database user’); and define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘password for   database user’); and define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); save the file.

Configure site

Now open site in your browser – localhost/yoursitename(foldername in htdocs)

It will open wordpress installation page.

Fill up the details with valid  username/ password

Login to site with this created username password

Done!

or

try an easy way like http://www.microsoft.com/web/wordpress

or

try like in wordpress codex site

http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress