Gary Penn writes: > I am having trouble with this error: > "Found option without preceding group in config file: c:\WINNT\my.ini > line: 1 Program aborted" > > Before this I got the infamous 1067 error where the service would go to > start on Win2000 and then stop unexpectedly. > > Some background that will hopefully be helpful because every other > posting asks for this information: > > - Yes, I installed into the default C:\ directory. I just want to use > my.ini to point to where my data will reside but the program will remain > in C:. > > - Yes, MySQL runs ok without this my.ini file in place. > > - Yes, the first line of the my.ini file is [mysqld] > > - I am using mysqld-nt as my service; installed by typing: > mysqld-nt --install > > - Yes, I've tried reinstalling the whole application > > Please help. I have spent over 16 hrs trying to fix this, reading > newsgroups, etc. Please email me directly if possible. Thank you. > > ========================================= > Gary Penn, MCSE, MCP+I, OCP > Webmaster/Systems Support, Shimano, Inc. > One Holland, Irvine, CA 92618 USA > +1 949 9515003 | Fax +1 949 9516212 > http://www.shimano.com > _________________________________________ >
Hi! There must be something wrong with that file. New line, end-of-file marker and simlar. Can you tell us what is producer of the high-quality bike components using MySQL for ?? -- Regards, __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Mr. Sinisa Milivojevic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ MySQL AB, Fulltime Developer /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ Larnaca, Cyprus <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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