HTTP request parameters do not populate variables

Hi, everybody! I've just installed PHP on my workstation and it seems as I have some trouble. The simplest code does not work! Here it is: <? print_r($HTTP_GET_VARS); print("param = " . $param); ?> I run it with URL like this http://localhost/myApp/test.php?param=qqq: I expect it to print 'param=qqq' string, though it does not! :((( Here is the output:

    Array ( [param] => qqq )
    Notice: Undefined variable: param in d:\phptest\test.php on line 4
    param =

Though, the script produces expected output when uploaded to a production server. Where is the bug? Any ideas are greatly appreciated.