I installed everything using the standard gui install. I tried to uninstall Mysql and it says I am not an administrator even though I am logged in as one.

At 10:16 AM 1/15/2011, Reindl Harald wrote:
Sounds like you have not the permissions

Which way was the old version installed?
Why not remove the old version with the control panel -> software?

Am 15.01.2011 18:41, schrieb AndrewMcHorney:
> I tried that - I am getting an access denied erorr of 5.
>
> At 06:34 AM 1/15/2011, Sharl.Jimh.Tsin wrote:
>> in windows command,run "sc delete SERVICENAME".
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Sharl.Jimh.Tsin (From China **Obviously Taiwan INCLUDED**)
>>
>>
>>
>> 2011/1/15 AndrewMcHorney <andrewmchor...@cox.net>:
>> > Hello
>> >
>> > At one time I had (or at least partially) installed mysql on my laptop. I
>> > went to install a new version and I am getting  the following error:
>> >
>> > A windows service with the name MySql already exists. Please uninstall this
>> > service correctly or choose a different name for the new service.
>> >
>> > How do I uninstall this service?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Andrew
>> >
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