Apache 2.2 help needed

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I know this question doesn't belong here. But I don't have anywhere else to go, i prefer codeproject.
i tried googling but i don't think i can successfully generate a proper google string like:

apache windows7 "no network" "loopback works"

etc

Anyway, here's the setup:
Windows 7, NOD32, no firewall, Apache 2.2
bunch of VHOSTS, edited hosts file.

Apache conf:

    Listen 172.16.214.237:80
    Listen 80
    NameVirtualHost *:80
    NameVirtualHost 172.16.214.237:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin me@localhost
    DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs"
    ServerName localhost
    ServerAlias 127.0.0.1 user-pc 172.16.214.237
...


<VirtualHost 172.16.214.237:80>
    ServerAdmin me@localhost
    DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs"
    ServerName 172.16.214.237
    ServerAlias user-pc 172.16.214.237
...

added the 172.16.214.237 things later because it wasn't working, but didn't change anything still isn't working

netstat

netstat -ano | find ":80" 
TCP    0.0.0.0:80             0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       548
TCP    172.16.214.237:80      0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       548
TCP    172.16.214.237:1637    77.67.20.56:80         CLOSE_WAIT      3232
TCP    172.16.214.237:2290    65.39.148.34:80        ESTABLISHED     7476
TCP    172.16.214.237:2298    65.39.148.34:80        ESTABLISHED     7476
TCP    172.16.214.237:2299    65.39.148.34:80        ESTABLISHED     7476
TCP    172.16.214.237:2469    74.125.224.205:80      ESTABLISHED     7476
TCP    172.16.214.237:2470    74.125.224.205:80      ESTABLISHED     7476
TCP    172.16.214.237:2471    74.125.224.205:80      ESTABLISHED     7476

running a Virtual Machine on Oracle VM WinXP, with an IP: 172.16.214.216 and cannot load anything on it on address http://172.16.214.237/ same on every other PCs on the network, there is no firewall on .237. http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/ or http://172.16.214.237/ works from .237

I've been messing around with Apache for 4 to 5 years just basic stuff nothing serious, help is greatly needed. I don't know why i can't access apache on .237 from any other machine, seems like everything is fine. there is ping, no firewall