Cams Ismael writes: > * I have indeed installed MySQL as a service. That's why I use 'net stop > mysql' and 'net start mysql' to start and stop the MySQL server. > > * I have done nothing special before rebooting my PC. The problem doesn't > seem to lay in rebooting the PC, but in stopping and starting the MySQL > service. Rebooting the PC causes this service to stop and to start. > > Kind regards, > Ismaël
Sorry, but this is not reliable enough on any Windows, including W2K. You have to stop a service before re-booting. Only then you will have no problems with MySQL. -- 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