I used to use a bit of kit called EasyPHP which had all the bells and wistles you prob get in WAMP (just an assumption). If you check out the site, be warned, it's not in English, but I think it has a translated version... haven't been on it in a while.

I don't use 'localhost' I just connect to my host via Dreamweaver CS3 and when I save a file, it uploads it.

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