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I am trying to get Xampp up and running. Previously I used wamp. My computer is Windows 7.
On my computer, I already have MySql installed. Do I need to move all the data to the XAMPP directories?
I do have the server running.

3:18:16 PM [mysql] MySQL Service detected with wrong path
3:18:16 PM [mysql] Change XAMPP MySQL and Control Panel settings or
3:18:16 PM [mysql] Uninstall/disable the other service manually first
3:18:16 PM [mysql] Found Path: "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqld" --defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\my.ini" MySQL
3:18:16 PM [mysql] Expected Path: c:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql
3:18:16 PM [mysql] Problem detected!
3:18:16 PM [mysql] Port 3306 in use by ""C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqld" --defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\my.ini" MySQL"!
3:18:16 PM [mysql] MySQL WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
3:18:16 PM [mysql] You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
3:18:16 PM [mysql] or reconfigure MySQL and the Control Panel to listen on a different port

When I try phpMyAdmin I get the following error.
The latest MySql server is 5.1.73 community version - not the 5.5.0 in the error message.

phpMyAdmin - Error
You should upgrade to MySQL 5.5.0 or later.

XAMPP Status

This page offers you one page to view all information about what's running and working, and what isn't working.

Component
Status
Hint

MySQL database DEACTIVATED
PHP ACTIVATED
HTTPS (SSL) ACTIVATED
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) ACTIVATED
Server Side Includes (SSI) ACTIVATED
SMTP Service DEACTIVATED
FTP Service DEACTIVATED
Tomcat Service DEACTIVATED


I'm not sure what to do next?

Remove the other MySQL installation.

Nobbie wrote:Remove the other MySQL installation.

That worked.
Thanks.