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MySQL will no longer start as a service, but it will start if the service is uninstalled.

The error I get when I start it as a service is "Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly"

nvm, messed around in MySqlAdmin and got it working.

I'm having the same problem (on Windows Server 2003)... What did you do to fix it? It will start if I use mysql_start.bat, but when I try to start it as a service I get the 1067 error. Thanks for your help!

ekesqueaky wrote:I'm having the same problem (on Windows Server 2003)... What did you do to fix it? It will start if I use mysql_start.bat, but when I try to start it as a service I get the 1067 error. Thanks for your help!

Ok, finally got it working. I uninstalled the service, edited the f:\xampplite\mysql\bin\my.cnf file so that the data paths were to "f:/xampplite" instead of just "/xampplite". Copied the my.cnf file to c:\my.inf. Then, installed the service again and it started. Hope that helps someone!

edited the f:\xampplite\mysql\bin\my.cnf file so that the data paths were to "f:/xampplite"

You have not used the "setup_xampp.bat"?