System error when starting mysql service

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victor
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System error when starting mysql service

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I got a system error when I tried to start Mysql using

netstart my sql

and i get

system error 2 has occurred

Any advice? i'm on Win XP

rdgs

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feyd
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uhm.. try looking at your event logs.

Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer.
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Post by swdev »

Not sure what a 'system error 2' is.

As feyd says, check your error logs.

The command to start MySQL on Windows XP should be

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net start mysql
Hope this helps
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weirdan@home:~$ perror 2
Error code   2:  No such file or directory
weirdan@home:~$
perhaps you forgot to create data directory or something similar...
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