I bet you run those exe files from XP explorer (double clicking...). You have to use dos prompt instead... type the command and press enter.
I am using it with WinXP and I am fine... Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Boget" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:47 AM Subject: Win32 Binaries on WinXP > I downloaded the binaries yesterday and installed on my WinXP > laptop. I read the documentation that came with it but couldn't > seem to get it to run. It seemed like any executable I ran, it would > open up a DOS window which would then close very quickly. I > tried everything to get it to work but just couldn't. I couldn't even > run mysqladmin correctly... :/ > So, what I'm wondering is if there is a FAQ or some other kind of > instructions on how to set the mysql Win32 binaries up on WinXP? > Is there something special that needs to be done? Can it even run on > XP? > > Thanks. > > Christoph > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
