Daniel, see the online manual at http://www.innodb.com
It contains a list of Windows and Linux operating system error codes. Error 3 in Windows means 3 The system cannot find the path specified. ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND Check that the directory path c:\mysql\data\ibdata exists. Regards, Heikki Innobase Oy --- Order commercial MySQL/InnoDB support at https://order.mysql.com/ See http://www.innodb.com for the online manual and latest news on InnoDB >The folder ibdata is empty.no such thing like ibdata1 exists. >Concerning changing the ownership/permission ... >I'm running Windows ME no file share activated so there is no option to >change the permission etc.Do you know what those codes mean... >operating error number 3 >and the 011220 >Where can I get information about them ? >I still believe something got screwed up on Windows ME level. >> Innodb:operating system error number 3 in a file operation. >> Innodb: Error in creating or opening c:\mysql\data\ibdata\ibdata1 >> Innodb: Could not open data files> 011220 Can't init databases. >Thanks Daniel --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php