Moodle installation blank page returned

Trying to install moodle using xammp, i have tried this using moodle 2.6 and 2.7 and the same issue is occuring. After the update admin profile page I get a blank screen returning, this should move onto the front page settings to complete the installation but this never appears, I refresh and get into the site only to find it does not work when navigating around and the site is unresponsive? I have tried using Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.1, and all browsers with different modes enabled and it fails every time. Is this a moodle build issue or an issue with the OS or xammp? Even the standalone packaged versions that moodle supply fail?