Mysqld Crashes immediately on running on Windows 7...?
- by Cyril Gupta
I am trying to run MySql 5.1 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. I have downloaded the MSI installer from the MYSql website and installed it. The installation is successful, but the service does not start.
If I try to run MySql manually using the mysqld executable, it crashes immediately on running (error: mysqld.exe has stopped working).
Earlier mysql was running on the machine, but I had some problem with it (wasn't executing big queries) and installed it again which somehow broke the program. I had installed it to work as a service which started giving me this isse, and now it won't work even if I don't install it as a service.
I have tried removing the mysql folder and re-installing. Is there somewhere else where Mysql saves configuration info or other data?
Has anyone else found this problem and solved it?
How can I find out why the process is failing to run?