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cannot start service MySQL. error:0

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:27 am
by s.dot
When installing MySQL 5.0 on Windows XP Media Edition. I get this error when using the msi.. on the part where it starts the service.

Cannot start service MySQL. Error:0

Apparently this is a pretty popular problem :P
As I have googled it, and came up with a lot of possible problems that seemed to help the other folks. I have the following setup:

- Windows firewall disabled (temporarily)
- Port 3306 forwarded (protocol 'both', ip 192.168.1.2 (internal ip))
- I'm logged on as the computer administrator
- No other application is using port 3306 or in that range

I've uninstalled a couple times, and made sure the service wasn't running in the service manager.

The service is being created fine, it just can't be started. What am I overlooking?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:46 am
by feyd
when you uninstalled, did you make sure to delete all the data and leftovers from the installation in your program files and such?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:57 am
by s.dot
As of right now

Service Manager open - nothing related to mysql running (that I can see with an obvious MySQL name)
Windows Search open - deleted all folders containing the name mysql (I even deleted tmp internet files.. just in case ;))

So I'll try this again.

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:01 am
by s.dot
yessssssssssss

success.

Originally i would've just said 'yes, i deleted them'
but i did the windows search just to make sure.

turns out i forgot I downloaded easyphp (apache/php/mysql) a few months ago.