MySQL Server Installation NOT working on Win 7 & WinXP

[Abdul Ahad Pathan]

Hi,

Kindly help/guide me.

(1)
I am trying to install MySQL Server (mysql-5.5.23-winx64) on Windows 7 but the installation gets stuck at the stage of registering & starting Service and then it does not responde. On the other side, if I see the Windows Services then it DOES has created MySQL Service but service is NOT started.


then I tried installing on Win XP but a different issue :(


(2)
I tried to install MySQL Server (mysql-5.5.23-win32) on Windows-XP. It succesfully installed the Service & started it. But at the last stage of the installation "Apply Security Settings" - it gave an error i.e. "Acess denied for user root@localhost ( using password NO ) ".

I even tried disabled Firewall & Antivirus but still same issue.

Kindly guide me on this what I am missing OR what I have to do.


Thanks

Abdul Ahad