Andrew,
I assume that basedir and datadir are set to the *actual* paths specific to
your install and not 'the_install_path' and 'the _data_path'. If not, you
will need to set those.
Bhavin.
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From: "Wheeler, Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 9:42 AM
Subject: Starting on Windows 2000 Server
> Hi,
>
> I just downloaded the binaries. I have followed the installation
> instructions. Have run the command "mysqld-max-nt --install-manual " and
> checked the service panel and MySql is installed as a service. However
when
> I either try to start the service in the service panel or issue the
command
> "net start mysql" I get the following error message
> " Could not start the MySQL service in local computer. Error 3 The System
> cannot find the path specified. "
>
> Per the documentation my.ini file is in the WINNT directory and reads:
> [mysqld]
> # set basedir to installation path, e.g., c:/mysql
> basedir=the_install_path
> # set datadir to location of data directory,
> # e.g., c:/mysql/data or d:/mydata/data
> datadir=the_data_path
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Andrew Wheeler
> Phone 415-627-2054
> email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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