Trouble installing Drupal? Try Acquia's installer
If you're new to web development, or have little experience of using the command line, installing Drupal can be a little daunting.
Now, Acquia, the Drupal support company set up by Drupal's founder, Dries Buytaert, has released an installer that will set everything up for you on your Mac or Windows PC.
This way you can have a local development environment to play with without having to worry about uploading files, setting permissions or finding hidden files.
Download it from http://acquia.com/downloads