Re: can't start server on windows

[Barry Galbraith]

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110126 20:31:54 [Note] C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin\mysqld: ready for connections.
Version: '5.5.8' socket: '' port: 3306 MySQL Community Server (GPL)

says the server is up and running, and waiting for something to do.

Now, what problem are you having?

Was it that the Instance Configuration Wizard locked up when it was doing security settings?

There is a known issue with V5.5.8 that prevents the config wizard from setting a password for root.

Here's a forum post with the workaround

http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?11,399640,404456#msg-404456

Good luck,
Barry.